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Bill: Sales Tax Elimination
Details
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: May 2154
Description[?]:
| Sales tax unfairly targets the working poor. It must be eliminated to promote economic growth and justice. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 10
Current: 10
Proposed: 0
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:29:05, December 10, 2005 CET | From | Friedrich Hayek Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Elimination |
| Message | We support a reduction, make it 2% say. |
| Date | 19:29:51, December 10, 2005 CET | From | Independent Alternative | To | Debating the Sales Tax Elimination |
| Message | I'd go with 0, but lowering it to 2-4% maybe a compromise for now. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 55 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 22 |
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