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Bill: Sales Tax Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Progressive Alliance
Status[?]: defeated
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: December 3941
Description[?]:
| M. Speaker, The LPA believes that we need to increase taxes to solve our current deficit problem caused by the current Minister of Finance. Raising the luxury goods tax is especially important, as the kinds of people that purchase luxury items are more than capable of affording to pay more tax. Ron Evans Deputy Leader of the LPA Finance Spokesperson |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 14
Current: 5
Proposed: 35
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 35
Current: 25
Proposed: 50
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:30:29, November 21, 2015 CET | From | Lodamese National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We cannot just keep raising taxes everytime there is a deficit which happens in every government tin the whole terra, finding other ways of filling in the gaps is what is needed. This only hurts the people further, I do not accept blame for where there is not new to blame. This is the oppositions attempt to so call"better" things, raise taxes. Raise food prices etc. Danny Habowitz Finance Minister |
| Date | 10:17:31, November 21, 2015 CET | From | Grand Nationalist Fraction | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, NWL supports a raise of taxes on luxury goods, but not on essential goods. Those taxes should be kept as low as possible. Maureen Dewilde NWL treasurer |
| Date | 00:26:00, November 22, 2015 CET | From | Pro Lodamunese Unitarian Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reform |
| Message | To the LPA, we support article 2 of this bill, and had article 1 proposal was 20 or close to it we would support it as well, we just believe a 35% food tax is a bit to much George Lodamun PLUP President |
| Date | 03:13:00, November 23, 2015 CET | From | Lodamese Social Democratic Party (LSDP) | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reform |
| Message | Likewise, the LSDP support article 2, but cannot in good conscience support such a large increase in the tax on essential goods. As such, we must oppose this bill Sir Mikhail Van Aller LSDP Parliamentary leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 70 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 356 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 173 |
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