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Bill: Budget proposal of March 3816
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Democratic Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill proposes to change the allocation of funds in the budget. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 3816
Description[?]:
| "This bill's 20% cut to our military may look drastic! but think about. We aren't in any wars right now, and keeping our military budget low will encourage us not to get into any in the future. We care about defense, but it isn't more important than our budget. Along with this, we also propose an article to make the military a part time endeavor. This ensures that military men can get good jobs on the side when they aren't actively in duty." ~William Paul, Minister of Finance |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National military policy.
Old value:: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Current: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Proposed: The nation retains a part time, professional army, navy and air force as part of a reserve group.
Article 2
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 7,500,000,000 SOL | 5,000,000 SOL | 5,000,000 SOL |
| Foreign Affairs | 10,000,000,000 SOL | 7,000,000,000 SOL | 6,500,000,000 SOL |
| Internal Affairs | 35,000,000,000 SOL | 7,000,000,000 SOL | 6,500,000,000 SOL |
| Finance | 10,500,000,000 SOL | 10,000,000,000 SOL | 8,500,000,000 SOL |
| Defence | 100,000,000,000 SOL | 50,000,000,000 SOL | 40,000,000,000 SOL |
| Justice | 30,000,000,000 SOL | 35,000,000,000 SOL | 35,000,000,000 SOL |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 45,000,000,000 SOL | 80,000,000,000 SOL | 80,000,000,000 SOL |
| Health and Social Services | 75,000,000,000 SOL | 120,000,000,000 SOL | 120,000,000,000 SOL |
| Education and Culture | 50,000,000,000 SOL | 135,000,000,000 SOL | 135,000,000,000 SOL |
| Science and Technology | 25,500,000,000 SOL | 65,000,000,000 SOL | 65,000,000,000 SOL |
| Food and Agriculture | 12,500,000,000 SOL | 50,000,000,000 SOL | 50,000,000,000 SOL |
| Environment and Tourism | 10,500,000,000 SOL | 10,000,000,000 SOL | 10,000,000,000 SOL |
| Trade and Industry | 25,500,000,000 SOL | 55,000,000,000 SOL | 50,000,000,000 SOL |
| Total | 437,000,000,000 SOL | 624,005,000,000 SOL | 606,505,000,000 SOL |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:46:26, March 16, 2015 CET | From |  SUN | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 3816 |
| Message | A 20% cut to defense spending is suicide, particularly considering the threat posed by Kafuristan. We oppose. Ted Hogan Senator (SUN), Orame |
| Date | 01:48:55, March 16, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 3816 |
| Message | "After this perfectly reasonable bill passes, we shall address the tax situation by creating minor tax cuts abroad. Our general intentions are to simplify the code." ~Ted Johnson, Head Chairman of the LPS and Prime Minister |
| Date | 01:51:34, March 16, 2015 CET | From | Radical Republican Party (RRP) | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 3816 |
| Message | LPS is completly oblivious to the fact that Kafuristan is at our borders, if it were up to them we'd all be ahmadist slaves |
| Date | 02:04:55, March 16, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 3816 |
| Message | "Um, no they don't want to make us slaves. If you want to declare war on them, do it. We will allocate the same amount of military funds regardless because we shall end the war quickly. What we will not do is declare war on an insignificant religion." ~Ted Johnson, Head chairman of the LPS and Prime Minister |
| Date | 03:02:16, March 16, 2015 CET | From | Radical Republican Party (RRP) | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 3816 |
| Message | I say it again, oblivious. http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=430699 http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=430680 LPS need to get out of their bubble, we're under serious threat. Adam Reed FT |
| Date | 04:05:24, March 16, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 3816 |
| Message | "Can you explain to me exactly how they will defeat us? They are primitive. Their weapons are weak; their military is big, but it is quite primitive in terms of fire power. If they attack us, they will be a beetle and we will step on them. It'd be unwise for them to attack us." ~Ted Johnson, Head chairman of the LPS and Prime Minister |
| Date | 04:31:11, March 16, 2015 CET | From | Radical Republican Party (RRP) | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 3816 |
| Message | They have more than three times our defence budget! If they wished to attack us now we would struggle to hold out at all. Wake of Solentia! Our army is small potatos compared to theirs |
| Date | 17:51:25, March 16, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 3816 |
| Message | "Look at our science budget! We have far better weapons, and we will destroy them. Plus, because of our better economy, that three times better is deceiving. The Solentian dollar is way more valuable than their currency." ~Ted Johnson, Head Chairman of the LPS and Prime Minister |
| Date | 19:03:23, March 16, 2015 CET | From | Radical Republican Party (RRP) | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 3816 |
| Message | That's where you're wrong once again, the SOL and the KAF is about the same in value http://classic.particracy.net/rates.php |
| Date | 19:11:17, March 16, 2015 CET | From | Radical Republican Party (RRP) | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 3816 |
| Message | The exchange rate is 1,1327 |
| Date | 04:56:56, March 17, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 3816 |
| Message | "Ok, our currency is only slightly better, but still, our technology is better due to our science budget, and therefore, I don't see us losing a war." ~Ted Johnson, Head chairman of the LPS and Prime Minister |
| Date | 05:13:22, March 17, 2015 CET | From | SUN | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 3816 |
| Message | Research and development for military weapons is taken from the Defense budget not from the Science and Technology budget. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 281 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 188 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 56 |
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