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Bill: Budget proposal of June 4053
Details
Submitted by[?]: Labour Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: February 4054
Description[?]:
| With a sizable budget surplus, it's important that our government prioritizes expansion and investment in many areas. As such, we are proposing to spend another 27,000,000,000 BEL: 10bn BEL on infrastructure and transport, 5bn BEL on health and social services, education and culture and science and technology and 2bn BEL on trade and industry. We would still retain a budget surplus. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 850,000 BEL | 1,000,000,000 BEL | 1,000,000,000 BEL |
| Foreign Affairs | 220,000,000 BEL | 5,000,000,000 BEL | 5,000,000,000 BEL |
| Internal Affairs | 1,300,000,000 BEL | 20,000,000,000 BEL | 20,000,000,000 BEL |
| Finance | 1,000,000,000 BEL | 2,000,000,000 BEL | 2,000,000,000 BEL |
| Defence | 1,000,000,000 BEL | 100,000,000,000 BEL | 100,000,000,000 BEL |
| Justice | 9,300,000,000 BEL | 5,000,000,000 BEL | 5,000,000,000 BEL |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 10,000,000,000 BEL | 50,000,000,000 BEL | 60,000,000,000 BEL |
| Health and Social Services | 42,000,000,000 BEL | 100,000,000,000 BEL | 105,000,000,000 BEL |
| Education and Culture | 48,000,000,000 BEL | 100,000,000,000 BEL | 105,000,000,000 BEL |
| Science and Technology | 14,000,000,000 BEL | 5,000,000,000 BEL | 10,000,000,000 BEL |
| Food and Agriculture | 11,000,000,000 BEL | 5,000,000,000 BEL | 5,000,000,000 BEL |
| Environment and Tourism | 1,600,000,000 BEL | 10,000,000,000 BEL | 10,000,000,000 BEL |
| Trade and Industry | 8,000,000,000 BEL | 10,000,000,000 BEL | 12,000,000,000 BEL |
| Total | 147,420,850,000 BEL | 413,000,000,000 BEL | 440,000,000,000 BEL |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:48:23, July 03, 2016 CET | From | Beluzian Liberty and Freedom Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of June 4053 |
| Message | Madam Speaker, The math certainly seems to work out, and if possible, lower-income taxes could be lowered a bit further (to 39.5% as opposed to 40%), to provide a slightly bigger tax break to lower-income earners, who could always use the relief. -Hon. Sen. Pocock |
| Date | 03:45:54, July 04, 2016 CET | From | Imperial Alliance | To | Debating the Budget proposal of June 4053 |
| Message | Madam Speaker, We agree with the BLFP. The emphasis now should be on further curbing government spending and taxes, so much as we are reasonably able to do so. Senator Cosmo Adams Chairman of the Imperial Alliance Minister of Defence |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 346 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 221 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 183 |
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