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Bill: Income tax proposal of January 3177
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Republic Progressionist Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change income taxes. 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: September 3177
Description[?]:
| The Federal Republic Progressionist Party propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to better address the economic situation of the Federal Republic of Solentia. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 |
| > 15,000 SOL | 20% | 145,089,000,000 SOL |
| > 30,000 SOL | 30% | 128,894,000,000 SOL |
| > 42,500 SOL | 35% | 114,366,000,000 SOL |
| > 57,000 SOL | 40% | 79,549,000,000 SOL |
| > 71,000 SOL | 46% | 75,190,000,000 SOL |
| > 85,000 SOL | 47% | 63,770,000,000 SOL |
| > 100,000 SOL | 51% | 75,436,000,000 SOL | Total | 682,294,000,000 SOL |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:54:25, September 04, 2011 CET | From |  United Liberal Caucus | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of January 3177 |
| Message | The LUC is voting for this bill. But we would like to remind other parties that after the deficit is fixed the tax rates could always be lowered to more acceptable levels. -Mika Murran Chancellor of the Liberal United for Change |
| Date | 10:58:34, September 04, 2011 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of January 3177 |
| Message | "This is certainly a matter for the Treasury to propose, not backbench opposition Senators." Edward Spicer, Senate Warden. |
| Date | 13:29:48, September 04, 2011 CET | From | Democratic Catholic Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of January 3177 |
| Message | There is no advantage in this proposal. Montgomery - SPP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 179 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 246 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "The people who vote decide nothing. The people who count the vote decide everything." - Joseph Stalin |