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Bill: Tax and Spending Act of 2139
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union for a Responsible Republic
Status[?]: defeated
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 not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 2139
Description[?]:
| This proposal has some modest spending increases and some cuts (a few moderate, some drastic). With these cuts, the Government will be able to eliminate all sales taxes as well as substantially reduce the taxes on corporate profit. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 17.5
Current: 0
Proposed: 5
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 8.5
Current: 10
Proposed: 0
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 10
Current: 26
Proposed: 0
Article 4
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 3,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 500,000,000 CDC |
| Foreign Affairs | 20,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 5,000,000,000 CDC |
| Internal Affairs | 13,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 35,000,000,000 CDC |
| Finance | 5,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 5,000,000,000 CDC |
| Defence | 167,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 60,000,000,000 CDC |
| Justice | 16,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 40,000,000,000 CDC |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 75,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 30,000,000,000 CDC |
| Health and Social Services | 150,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 52,500,000,000 CDC |
| Education and Culture | 30,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 40,000,000,000 CDC |
| Science and Technology | 19,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 5,000,000,000 CDC |
| Food and Agriculture | 28,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 5,000,000,000 CDC |
| Environment and Tourism | 3,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 5,000,000,000 CDC |
| Trade and Industry | 31,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 5,000,000,000 CDC |
| Total | 560,000,000,000 CDC | 0 CDC | 288,000,000,000 CDC |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:49:22, November 11, 2005 CET | From |  One Cildania Party | To | Debating the Tax and Spending Act of 2139 |
| Message | No. Everyone knows why. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 209 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 59 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 157 |
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