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Bill: Budget proposal of November 4029
Details
Submitted by[?]: Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill proposes to change the allocation of funds in the budget. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will pass as soon as the required yes votes are in, or will be defeated if unsufficient votes are reached on the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 4031
Description[?]:
| With this budget proposal, we can ensure all Beluzians that there will be no budget deficit this parliamentary term and that they can live without the fear of losing their homes or their jobs due to an inefficient Minister of Finance. We guarantee you that this will increase the average income of an ordinary Beluzian (we are not sure about the exact value, but we are sure that this will increase the per capita income) and will let future generations be proud of being part of a strong nation where there is a strong Government and an efficient Parliament that serves the interests of the citizens, not the interests of corporations. With people earning more, they will be able to provide more money for their families and more money for the Government to spend on welfare programs to help the vulnerable people in our society. The rich might not agree, but more money from them would certainly help lift people out of poverty by the end of 4037 (although we have the minimum wage at a level which is above the poverty line), which is our target to completely eradicate poverty in Beluzia. But where will we get the money to fund all the Departments? From the rich of course! We will use 45% of the remaining revenue from their taxes to fund the departments every year until we are nearing an economic deficit (either due to miscalculation of tax proposal by the Progressive government or because of the conservatives being a force in Beluzia again). But 55% of the remaining revenue of the rich is definitely not enough. According to our calculations, 55% is 177,662,100,000 BEL of the revenue generated by the rich. We will also have to use the remaining revenue generated by the poor, the 10%, which is 29,538,800,000 BEL for funding. But that is still not enough. Where else you may ask? From the corporate taxes, essential good taxes and the luxury good taxes. Without revenue from these sources, we would have to require foreign aid, which we do not plan to do, as it is immoral to ask for financial help from a nation when you have the money. This will also show nations how weak we are, which will let them take advantage of our nation’s resources and land to turn into a superpower. Not only will we take from the sources mentioned above, we will also take from the investment money that foreign companies provide to us each year as to ensure that the goal is met. Finally, we will take from one of our party’s most famous political family, the Hartmann Family. They have a net worth of 990,800,000,000,000 BEL (4028 statistics) and they have never used their money for funding special interest groups, funding big corporations and for bribing electoral officials. Instead, they have used their money for good purposes, such as donating to charity, providing money for Government budgets and giving taxes (even though the nation doesn’t require political figures to pay taxes). This is why we are the most trusted party in all of Beluzia, as we ensure that our party is fighting for the interests of the people, not of large oligarchies. We hope that you will stand with us on this budget for a better future, a better economy and a more equal opportunity for all Beluzians. We also promise that to expand on the progress that we will make with the passing of these two proposals in Parliament, we will further increase the funding of governmental departments and increase the taxes on luxury goods and maybe tax other tax brackets (without increasing inequality majorly) as to ensure that our nation will rank highly in terms of economic status. Note: Other taxes will increase, so we won't be in a deficit |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 550,000 BEL | 10,000,000 BEL | 500,000,000 BEL |
| Foreign Affairs | 220,000,000 BEL | 50,000,000 BEL | 75,000,000,000 BEL |
| Internal Affairs | 1,300,000,000 BEL | 200,000,000 BEL | 55,000,000,000 BEL |
| Finance | 1,000,000,000 BEL | 1,755,000,000 BEL | 60,000,000,000 BEL |
| Defence | 1,070,000,000 BEL | 35,000,000,000 BEL | 15,000,000,000 BEL |
| Justice | 9,300,000,000 BEL | 10,000,000,000 BEL | 100,000,000,000 BEL |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 10,000,000,000 BEL | 10,900,000,000 BEL | 50,900,000,000 BEL |
| Health and Social Services | 42,600,000,000 BEL | 54,000,000,000 BEL | 95,000,000,000 BEL |
| Education and Culture | 50,000,000,000 BEL | 42,000,000,000 BEL | 70,000,000,000 BEL |
| Science and Technology | 14,000,000,000 BEL | 15,100,000,000 BEL | 75,100,000,000 BEL |
| Food and Agriculture | 13,000,000,000 BEL | 14,000,000,000 BEL | 68,000,000,000 BEL |
| Environment and Tourism | 1,600,000,000 BEL | 20,000,000,000 BEL | 79,000,000,000 BEL |
| Trade and Industry | 8,500,000,000 BEL | 20,000,000,000 BEL | 59,000,000,000 BEL |
| Total | 152,590,550,000 BEL | 223,015,000,000 BEL | 802,500,000,000 BEL |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:29:49, May 19, 2016 CET | From | Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of November 4029 |
| Message | If no one is going to comment, I will just put this to vote |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 469 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 281 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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