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Bill: Progressive Taxation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Malivian Socialist Party
Status[?]: passed
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: October 3619
Description[?]:
The Malivian Socialist Front propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to a progressive income tax. This reform will redisribute incomes, favouring a more equitable distribution in Malivian society, as well as raising 25 billion MCRs for the purpose of funding the National Health Service and legal aid programme. |
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 |
> 1,000 MCR | 12% | 6,864,000,000 MCR |
> 2,000 MCR | 14% | 16,015,000,000 MCR |
> 4,000 MCR | 16% | 17,572,000,000 MCR |
> 6,000 MCR | 18% | 14,884,000,000 MCR |
> 8,000 MCR | 20% | 11,419,000,000 MCR |
> 10,000 MCR | 23% | 13,116,000,000 MCR |
> 13,000 MCR | 26% | 9,876,000,000 MCR |
> 16,000 MCR | 29% | 6,126,000,000 MCR |
> 19,000 MCR | 32% | 3,360,000,000 MCR |
> 23,000 MCR | 35% | 3,230,000,000 MCR |
> 27,000 MCR | 40% | 1,675,000,000 MCR |
> 30,000 MCR | 45% | 1,812,000,000 MCR | Total | 105,949,000,000 MCR |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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Vote | Seats | ||||
yes | Total Seats: 58 | ||||
no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 42 |
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