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Bill: Budget Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Conservative Party of Sekowo
Status[?]: passed
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 3955
Description[?]:
| Since the government is suffered from a large deficit. In order to save our country, our party proposed another reform |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The salaries of members of parliament and/or government.
Old value:: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Current: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively small salary.
Proposed: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively small salary.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on airports.
Old value:: The government has some involvement in the ownership and operation of airports, but leaves a role for the private sector too.
Current: The government has some involvement in the ownership and operation of airports, but leaves a role for the private sector too.
Proposed: The government leaves airports entirely to the private sector.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 60
Current: 60
Proposed: 65
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Current: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Proposed: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:57:04, December 18, 2015 CET | From | National Conservative Party of Sekowo | To | Debating the Budget Bill |
| Message | I don't know how to proposed a budget bill. Can anyone tell me? |
| Date | 17:31:07, December 18, 2015 CET | From | Yoko Kake Meguppātī | To | Debating the Budget Bill |
| Message | OOC: You have to be the finance minister in order to propose a budget bill. in character: "Now is not the time to try to reduce the government's budget deficit. We have 0% employment in 3 regions. Precisely because of our most recent increase in military spending, the economy has grown by another 100 billion SEK (http://classic.particracy.net/budget.php?nationid=55). If we reduce spending or raise taxes, GDP will drop in equal measure and Sekowans will become poorer. If anything, we should increase spending and/or reduce taxes further, which will stimulate our stagnating economy and increase GDP further. This is the core of Kodonomics, and Kodonomics is working to increase GDP and make Sekowo a more prosperous country. We also should not raise the retirement age, but rather should lower it so as to spread the jobs that are available more evenly around the populace, and to let Sekowans spend more time with their families." - Kodos Fairname |
| Date | 11:44:08, December 20, 2015 CET | From | National Conservative Party of Sekowo | To | Debating the Budget Bill |
| Message | But how to tackle such a huge deficit but with no damage to the economy? We need a solution. |
| Date | 17:30:22, December 20, 2015 CET | From | Yoko Kake Meguppātī | To | Debating the Budget Bill |
| Message | This is not a problem. It means that GDP is higher, and so Sekowans live better more prosperous lives. And it makes Sekowans wealthier, because they own more government bonds. As long as unemployment remains high and inflation remains low, we should maintain large budget deficits. If you try to cut them, GDP will fall and you will impoverish Sekowo. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 437 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 263 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Hundreds of vessels were lost while traversing the cold waters of the Sea of Lost Souls. It is located between Seleya and Majatra. |
| Random quote: "Socialism failed because it couldn't tell the economic truth; capitalism may fail because it couldn't tell the ecological truth." Lester Brown, Fortune Brainstorm Conference, 2006 |