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Bill: Income tax proposal of July 3087
Details
Submitted by[?]: Darnussian Reform Conservative Alliance
Status[?]: passed
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: March 3088
Description[?]:
| The Darnussian Reform Conservative Alliance propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to better address the economic situation of the Second Darnussian Democratic Republic. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 4
Current: 10
Proposed: 7
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 10
Current: 40
Proposed: 13
Article 3
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 |
| > 10,000 DAR | 10% | 187,724,000,000 DAR | Total | 187,724,000,000 DAR |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:31:58, March 09, 2011 CET | From | Imperia Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of July 3087 |
| Message | like 1 and 2 |
| Date | 14:35:35, March 09, 2011 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of July 3087 |
| Message | Pure disgusting. Shifting the tax burden from rich to poor. |
| Date | 18:08:05, March 09, 2011 CET | From | Darnussian Reform Conservative Alliance | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of July 3087 |
| Message | Shifting from tax on productivity and saving to tax on consumption. |
| Date | 19:22:33, March 09, 2011 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of July 3087 |
| Message | Also known as shifting the tax burden from rich to poor. |
| Date | 21:53:51, March 09, 2011 CET | From | Darnussian Reform Conservative Alliance | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of July 3087 |
| Message | rich people buy more.This allows the poor to save. |
| Date | 00:29:31, March 10, 2011 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of July 3087 |
| Message | Who is the judge of what is considered luxury and what is essential? |
| Date | 03:48:27, March 10, 2011 CET | From | CL Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of July 3087 |
| Message | First of all that is greater than 10 000 not less. Second reducing the percentage from 12 to 10 percent great idea means more revenue because more people will spend money. Simple mathematics. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 428 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 273 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| 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: "If you cannot convince a fascist, acquaint his head with the pavement." - Leon Trotsky |