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Bill: Finance Discussions of May 2965
Details
Submitted by[?]: Paleofederalist Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill proposes to change the allocation of funds in the budget. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will pass as soon as the required yes votes are in, or will be defeated if unsufficient votes are reached on the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2968
Description[?]:
| Finance Minister Dan Stanfield wishes to propose the following economic update: We feel that our current level of federal government spending is optimal (~5% of GDP). We also feel that our current flat sales tax rate of 7% is appropriate. The Department of Finance urges the Provincial Treasury/Finance Ministries to aim for similar levels of taxation and spending, not going below 4%, but not exceeding 10% of provincial GDP. However, it is important to note that we have no jurisdiction over their budgets. We would like to ask the different parties (especially the ministers responisble for the listed departments) to request increases or decreases (or neither) in their departments. The Department of Finance would like to see each new government have an in-legislature discussion on the budget, like this one. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 200,000,000 DAR | 5,000,000,000 DAR | 5,000,000,000 DAR |
| Foreign Affairs | 5,000,000,000 DAR | 45,000,000,000 DAR | 45,000,000,000 DAR |
| Internal Affairs | 25,000,000,000 DAR | 45,000,000,000 DAR | 45,000,000,000 DAR |
| Finance | 5,000,000,000 DAR | 35,000,000,000 DAR | 35,000,000,000 DAR |
| Defence | 100,000,000,000 DAR | 300,000,000,000 DAR | 300,000,000,000 DAR |
| Justice | 2,500,000,000 DAR | 37,500,000,000 DAR | 37,500,000,000 DAR |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 20,000,000,000 DAR | 37,500,000,000 DAR | 37,500,000,000 DAR |
| Health and Social Services | 80,000,000,000 DAR | 175,000,000,000 DAR | 175,000,000,000 DAR |
| Education and Culture | 70,000,000,000 DAR | 0 DAR | 0 DAR |
| Science and Technology | 20,000,000,000 DAR | 12 DAR | 4 DAR |
| Food and Agriculture | 3,000,000,000 DAR | 24,500,000,000 DAR | 24,500,000,000 DAR |
| Environment and Tourism | 30,000,000,000 DAR | 6,000,000,000 DAR | 6,000,000,000 DAR |
| Trade and Industry | 40,000,000,000 DAR | 34,700,000,000 DAR | 34,700,000,000 DAR |
| Total | 400,700,000,000 DAR | 745,200,000,012 DAR | 745,200,000,004 DAR |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:05:22, July 07, 2010 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Finance Discussions of May 2965 |
| Message | You should reduce trade and industry by a substantial amount. It really isn't the governments job to be very involved in that area in a free society. |
| Date | 18:10:25, July 07, 2010 CET | From | Paleofederalist Party | To | Debating the Finance Discussions of May 2965 |
| Message | Ministries of the Paleofederalists: The Head of Government office is willing to take cuts. Finance will drop to 32 billion if needed. Defense should not drop, but can ramain at 2% of GDP if not increasing. Environment and Tourism (Being a mostly Provincial Responsibility) is willing to pay for any new programs. Trade and Industry shall not increase, but may drop if neccessary. |
| Date | 18:14:15, July 07, 2010 CET | From | Paleofederalist Party | To | Debating the Finance Discussions of May 2965 |
| Message | We thank the Libertarians for their input, we will take it into consideration. |
| Date | 13:43:58, July 08, 2010 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Finance Discussions of May 2965 |
| Message | Why lower the Science & Technology funding by only 8 rupans to 4 rupans? That can't even buy you a bunson burner. |
| Date | 16:36:41, July 08, 2010 CET | From | Paleofederalist Party | To | Debating the Finance Discussions of May 2965 |
| Message | We were thinking of giving 0.8 rupans to each province so that they may study the effects of federalism on the lifespan of a pack of sea monkeys. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 95 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 19 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 61 |
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