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Bill: Poverty Alleviation Tax Act (PATA)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hobratsuri Komunisturi Partiis
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: November 3526
Description[?]:
| To aid the poor, the suffering, the needing, we suggest this shift in taxes. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 40
Current: 12
Proposed: 45
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 20
Current: 0
Proposed: 0
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:39:59, August 02, 2013 CET | From | Hobratsuri Demokratebis Kavshiri | To | Debating the Poverty Alleviation Tax Act (PATA) |
| Message | Whereas we can support cutting sales tax on essential goods, we cannot vote in favour of an increase in corporation tax. - Andria Nakashidze Minister of Finance |
| Date | 13:01:13, August 02, 2013 CET | From | Hobratsuri Komunisturi Partiis | To | Debating the Poverty Alleviation Tax Act (PATA) |
| Message | We need to take money from somewhere; five percent is not all that aggressive. |
| Date | 13:39:43, August 04, 2013 CET | From | Hobratsuri Demokratebis Kavshiri | To | Debating the Poverty Alleviation Tax Act (PATA) |
| Message | Indeed, but a 45 percent tax rate in itself is in our view still excessive. However, as the positive effects outweigh the negatives we have decided to support this bill. - Andria Nakashidze Minister of Finance |
| Date | 18:49:14, August 04, 2013 CET | From | Hobratsuri Komunisturi Partiis | To | Debating the Poverty Alleviation Tax Act (PATA) |
| Message | I am sure the impoverished of our nation will view this with much gratitude; as do we, in the interest of those in need. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 375 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: If there are no parties in your nation with seats, feel free to visit the forum and request an early election on the Early Election Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4362 |
| Random quote: "Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." - Napoleon Bonaparte |