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Bill: Tax reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Memorare 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 2175
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Local governments regulate foreign investments.
Current: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 8
Current: 25
Proposed: 5
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Current: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:19:05, January 24, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Tax reform |
| Message | Disagree with 1, dobut this will pass. If it will pass, we'll change to abstain. |
| Date | 13:58:30, January 24, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Tax reform |
| Message | We agree with all of this. |
| Date | 04:44:56, January 25, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Tax reform |
| Message | Changed to no. Upon further investigation: 1 = anti-federalist 2 = trivial in the big picture, and will hurt our surplus forcing more budget cutbacks\ 3 = regulator 4 = laissez-faire but cancels out w/ 3 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 149 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 330 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 121 |
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