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Bill: Income tax proposal of December 3761
Details
Submitted by[?]: Stanton House
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill proposes to change income taxes. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 3777
Description[?]:
| The Stanton House propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to better address the economic situation of the The Federal Republic of Beluzia. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 2
Current: 0
Proposed: 0
Article 2
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 |
| > 3,000 BEL | 2% | 12,630,000,000 BEL |
| > 15,000 BEL | 4% | 6,480,000,000 BEL |
| > 20,000 BEL | 12% | 12,320,000,000 BEL |
| > 25,000 BEL | 22% | 13,451,000,000 BEL |
| > 30,000 BEL | 32% | 13,178,000,000 BEL |
| > 35,000 BEL | 41% | 9,335,000,000 BEL |
| > 40,000 BEL | 42% | 7,198,000,000 BEL |
| > 45,000 BEL | 46% | 5,862,000,000 BEL |
| > 50,000 BEL | 52% | 6,121,000,000 BEL | Total | 86,575,000,000 BEL |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:20:13, November 21, 2014 CET | From | Stanton House | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of December 3761 |
| Message | how will you vote on this bill if no why |
| Date | 21:14:09, November 21, 2014 CET | From | Skeptic Liberal Union | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of December 3761 |
| Message | I will vote no. Everything should have some tax rate. 2 % is nearly nothing. I would prefer similar (low) tax rates either for so could "luxury" and "not luxury" goods. The recent values (2 and 25 respectively) I consider to be a compromising rates. |
| Date | 17:07:00, November 22, 2014 CET | From | Beluz Citizen's Justice Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of December 3761 |
| Message | I believe the rates here are too arbitrary so I will not support it. |
| Date | 17:08:01, November 22, 2014 CET | From | Beluz Citizen's Justice Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of December 3761 |
| Message | I believe the rates here are too arbitrary so I will not support it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 383 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 367 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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