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Bill: LUP: Paying Prayers Act, 4009
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likaton Unity Party
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: October 4009
Description[?]:
| WHEREAS: - Churches operate on similar agendas as other taxable entities in the Social Republic of Likatonia, and have no distinction that should make them above taxation - Ministers can swindle or misappropriate donations to increase their personal pocket in various cases of church and religious fraud THEREFORE, THE SENATE AFFIRMS THAT: 1. All religious income will need to be disclosed to the Ministry of Finance, and a corporate tax rate will be charged to all revenue from the church provided that: (a) the church has made more than the basic cost of the ownership of the church structure to the determination of the Ministry of Finance. 2. The remuneration of church employees, including Ministers, will be limited to a total calculated by the Ministry of Finance deemed fair and reasonable considering the occupation, the size of the congregation, the viability of the religion, the historic importance, and number of duties assumed. It shall not be more than the median annual salary for that fiscal year in Likatonia. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be regulated by the law, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:47:57, April 05, 2016 CET | From | Likaton Unity Party | To | Debating the LUP: Paying Prayers Act, 4009 |
| Message | Members of the Senate, I propose this important secular legislation on behalf of the LUP. It is important that we keep financial and reasonable scrutiny on all organizations, including those that are religious. I also move for Unanimous Consent and will give until March 4009 for objections. I Yield the floor of the Senate. - Grevaks Lidstroom, General Secretary of the LUP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 100 |
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