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Bill: new tax law
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Republic Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2144
Description[?]:
| taxing citizens more to help with the deficit |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 20
Current: 30
Proposed: 23
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 5
Proposed: 7
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 10
Current: 8
Proposed: 14
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:31:01, November 16, 2005 CET | From |  Roman Imperialist Party | To | Debating the new tax law |
| Message | Absolutely not. To reduce the deficit we need to cut government spending in non-essential areas (ie. Health and Social Services, we don't need welfare ><) and privatize more industries. Taxing citizens more should be a LAST resort. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 242 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 160 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 99 |
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