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Bill: Sales Tax Reform Bill
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: August 3578
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, My party does not believe it to be right to tax the necessities of life. Taxes should be born by those able to pay. Robert Mead MInister of Finance |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 3
Current: 0
Proposed: 0
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 15
Current: 50
Proposed: 20
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:53:31, November 17, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reform Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We are sympathetic to the principle of shifting from direct to indirect taxation - whilst making sure those on low incomes are not unfairly hit by taxes on basic goods like food. Aled Pritchard MP Leader of the Grand National Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 144 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 117 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 138 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society." - Franklin D. Roosevelt |