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Bill: Essential Sales Tax Act of February 4024
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian Socialist Confederation
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 4024
Description[?]:
| The sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing will be 0%. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 0
Proposed: 0
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:05:28, May 06, 2016 CET | From |  Republican Party | To | Debating the Essential Sales Tax Act of February 4024 |
| Message | We refuse to support this tax cut as our budget is already a defecit |
| Date | 02:06:06, May 06, 2016 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Essential Sales Tax Act of February 4024 |
| Message | We support the abolishment of the income tax |
| Date | 19:02:02, May 06, 2016 CET | From | Majatran Socialist Ba'ath Party | To | Debating the Essential Sales Tax Act of February 4024 |
| Message | We can't afford this as the current government has plunged us into deficit. |
| Date | 00:01:18, May 07, 2016 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Essential Sales Tax Act of February 4024 |
| Message | Well then we should cut spending. Government is too big |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 62 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 468 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 220 |
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