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Bill: Corporation Tax
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: July 3429
Description[?]:
Businesses should contribute more to the cost of running Dranland. They are grossly under-taxed! Antonio Benandez MP (Leader of the Opposition) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 8
Current: 22
Proposed: 15
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 19:18:35, January 21, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Corporation Tax |
Message | Mr Speaker, the DSP is willingly destroying jobs for the mere sake of promoting its anti-business agenda. And still they dare to accuse us of intentionally driving up unemployment! What a blatant hypocrisy on the left! Craig Warwick MP Member for Elbian GNP Chairman |
Date | 00:15:44, January 22, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Corporation Tax |
Message | Madam Speaker, 8% is an extremely low rate of corporation tax. Even the 15% rate we are proposing would still make Dranland's corporation tax rate one of the lowest in Terra. What we are calling for here is justice. Businesses benefit hugely, for example, from government spending on infrastructure, and government investment in education. Why should not business pay its fair share towards the provision of these things? Antonio Benandez MP (Leader of the Opposition) |
Date | 00:19:46, January 22, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Corporation Tax |
Message | Mr Speaker (OOC: Yes, it's now MR. Speaker!^^), it is true that businesses do profit from these things, however whenever they receive benefits, they give something back to society instead. If you purchase something at a shop, you receive a good in turn. If you work for a company, you trade your labor for a salary that you deemed sufficient. We must also keep in mind that taxing businesses is especially harmful to production, thus lowering output and driving up the costs of everyday items. Low tax rates for businesses simply benefit the whole of society. Julia Breckinridge MP Member for Ulbrach Minister of Finance |
Date | 00:25:24, January 22, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Corporation Tax |
Message | OOC: lol, yes, you're right! It might take me a while to get used to the change :) Mr. Speaker, the Honourable Lady is in favour of making Dranish tax-payers cough up, but letting Dranish businesses get off paying very little at all. I would not like to be in her position come the next General Election! The GNP demonstrates, yet again, that it is the party of big business rather than the party of the ordinary Dranian. Antonio Benandez MP (Leader of the Opposition) |
Date | 00:53:19, January 22, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Corporation Tax |
Message | Mr Speaker, I do not see taxpayers coughing up under a flat tax system. Thanks to our low taxes, revenue will increase thanks to the stimulating effect that being allowed to keep more of your own money has on capital accumulation in general. This, combined with low taxes on businesses, the bills of ordinary and non-ordinary Dranians will all go down significantly, benefiting virtually everyone. Julia Breckinridge MP Member for Ulbrach Minister of Finance |
Date | 01:10:06, January 22, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Corporation Tax |
Message | Mr. Speaker, Dranish citizens know that they pay a 20% income tax rate, whilst corporations get away with paying only 8%.This is an injustice. Businesses and the rich should be asked to pay more. They take out a lot of the wealth of our society, and it is only fair to ask them to contribute something back in return. Antonio Benandez MP (Leader of the Opposition) |
Date | 08:31:06, January 22, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Corporation Tax |
Message | Mr Speaker We want to acknowledge that 15% business taxes will harm small business but we know that this bill couldn't pass so this a protest vote for exploiting my party's good will in the past. Isabella Veracruz MP from Magadonia,Financial Spokesperson of Greens Parliamentary OOC:Really there is need for a business tax increase but not like that. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||||
yes | Total Seats: 88 | ||||||
no |
Total Seats: 263 | ||||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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