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Bill: Budget proposal of August 3821
Details
Submitted by[?]: Urban Party of Rutania
Status[?]: defeated
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 pass as soon as the required yes votes are in, or will be defeated if unsufficient votes are reached on the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 3824
Description[?]:
| The Urban Party of Rutania propose to adjust the government's spending budget to better address the economic and social situation of the Commonwealth of Rutania. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 30,000,000 RUT | 5,600,000 RUT | 7,000,000 RUT |
| Foreign Affairs | 320,000,000 RUT | 400,000,000 RUT | 500,000,000 RUT |
| Internal Affairs | 4,000,000,000 RUT | 960,000,000 RUT | 1,190,000,000 RUT |
| Finance | 250,000,000 RUT | 240,000,000 RUT | 290,000,000 RUT |
| Defence | 8,000,000,000 RUT | 11,200,000,000 RUT | 16,000,000,000 RUT |
| Justice | 350,000,000 RUT | 640,000,000 RUT | 800,000,000 RUT |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 16,000,000,000 RUT | 8,000,000,000 RUT | 8,000,000,000 RUT |
| Health and Social Services | 32,500,000,000 RUT | 10,400,000,000 RUT | 11,400,000,000 RUT |
| Education and Culture | 18,500,000,000 RUT | 11,600,000,000 RUT | 13,600,000,000 RUT |
| Science and Technology | 8,500,000,000 RUT | 6,400,000,000 RUT | 10,400,000,000 RUT |
| Food and Agriculture | 6,500,000,000 RUT | 484,000,000 RUT | 605,000,000 RUT |
| Environment and Tourism | 1,450,000,000 RUT | 484,000,000 RUT | 605,000,000 RUT |
| Trade and Industry | 3,600,000,000 RUT | 484,000,000 RUT | 605,000,000 RUT |
| Total | 100,000,000,000 RUT | 51,297,600,000 RUT | 64,002,000,000 RUT |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:15:05, March 27, 2015 CET | From |  Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Budget proposal of August 3821 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, This budget INCREASES the size and scope of government. Remember, increased government spending crowds out private sector investment. cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowding_out_(economics) The CWFP yields the balance of our time. |
| Date | 01:26:36, March 28, 2015 CET | From | UNSC (ONI) | To | Debating the Budget proposal of August 3821 |
| Message | Mr speaker Aren't we currently running a deficit? The UNSC would much rather cut spending than raise taxes. |
| Date | 20:00:13, March 28, 2015 CET | From | The Socially Conservative Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of August 3821 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, What is being proposed is to raise taxes across the board, and then to increase spending. There is no attempt to run a surplus. |
| Date | 01:37:57, March 29, 2015 CET | From | Urban Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Budget proposal of August 3821 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, This budget runs hand in hand with the tax proposal we are submitting. At the end of the day, the country will have a modest surplus if both are implemented. The fact of the matter is that under the current budget, our sharp decline in spending has had a ripple effect across the economy and our armed forces are severely underfunded. We ask that the Parliament consider a return to previous spending and taxation levels. Johannes Bachmeier UPR Congressional Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 265 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 290 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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