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Bill: Income tax proposal of April 2141
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dolgarian Imperial Revivalists
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change income taxes. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2141
Description[?]:
| The Dolgar Unionist Party propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to better address the economic situation of the Kingdom of Dolgaria. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 15
Current: 20
Proposed: 0
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 15
Current: 5
Proposed: 0
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 15
Current: 5
Proposed: 0
Article 4
We propose to alter income tax brackets to the following setup. Information about the current income tax system can be found here.
| Bracket | Tax | Estimated Revenue |
| > 1,000,000 DLD | 1% | 0 DLD | Total | 0 DLD |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:25:10, November 15, 2005 CET | From | Dolgarian Imperial Revivalists | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2141 |
| Message | Since you all seem to be so against taxation, lets have none shall we? |
| Date | 01:30:28, November 16, 2005 CET | From | Movement for White Supremacy | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2141 |
| Message | Actually, this bill is great with the exception of the Article 4... hmmm.... Maybe I can approve it, and then change the income taxes later... |
| Date | 04:23:19, November 16, 2005 CET | From | Movement for White Supremacy | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2141 |
| Message | Actually, I do approve it. We need utter anarchy and a privatized government. |
| Date | 04:52:43, November 16, 2005 CET | From | Movement for White Supremacy | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2141 |
| Message | LPP, vote no so that I can vote yes without worry for the consequences, Just like DUP! |
| Date | 06:48:54, November 16, 2005 CET | From | Liberty and Prosperity Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2141 |
| Message | What if I vote yes? =P |
| Date | 07:48:54, November 16, 2005 CET | From | Dolgarian Imperial Revivalists | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2141 |
| Message | Someone else would need to as well. Tax and budget proposals need at least 50% you see. |
| Date | 07:59:29, November 16, 2005 CET | From | Movement for White Supremacy | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2141 |
| Message | No really, LPP, I'll voteswap with you. Just vote no on this one, so that I can vote yes without it passing. Ill trade you for legislation that i normally wouldnt approve later |
| Date | 10:31:12, November 16, 2005 CET | From | Liberty and Prosperity Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2141 |
| Message | I'm not fond of vote swapping. People should vote their conscience. |
| Date | 17:09:08, November 16, 2005 CET | From | Movement for White Supremacy | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2141 |
| Message | well, then I am going to vote yes... I dont like Article 4, but I agree with everything that this bill is supporting. Also, I like the visibility that it is going to give my political party, as a low tax - small government party. So... I am doing it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 227 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 157 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 366 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "Proud Darnussians? Darnussian is an insult, nothing more! You should all try to be more like we are, the Narikatonites!" - Nikolai Shukanov, former Narikatonite politician |