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Bill: Income tax proposal of June 4158
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Market Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change income taxes. 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 4159
Description[?]:
| The Free Market Party propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to better address the economic situation of the Baltusia. |
Proposals
Article 1
We propose to alter income tax brackets to the following setup. Information about the current income tax system can be found here.
| Bracket | Tax | Estimated Revenue |
| > 15,000 BLD | 3% | 10,590,000,000 BLD |
| > 21,000 BLD | 4% | 18,593,000,000 BLD |
| > 30,000 BLD | 10% | 37,285,000,000 BLD |
| > 40,000 BLD | 17% | 105,427,000,000 BLD |
| > 70,000 BLD | 22% | 18,705,000,000 BLD |
| > 80,000 BLD | 28% | 23,395,000,000 BLD |
| > 100,000 BLD | 38% | 22,863,000,000 BLD | Total | 236,858,000,000 BLD |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:18:21, January 29, 2017 CET | From | Government of Tropica | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of June 4158 |
| Message | It seem the only thing the right-wing block have in their mind, is government is evil, while they are the government |
| Date | 22:47:38, January 29, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian International Democratic Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of June 4158 |
| Message | The Pro-Life Communist Alliance are incompetent. Period. I will remind you that we are CUTTING TAX FOR THE LOWEST EARNERS. Dr Julia Baker Majority Speaker |
| Date | 23:32:34, January 29, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian Democratic Green Party (BDGP) | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of June 4158 |
| Message | We would be willing to agree to this if the Government can promise that those earning less than $15,000 will get some form of tax cut soon. BDGP Chairwoman Alex Taylor |
| Date | 23:56:34, January 29, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian International Democratic Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of June 4158 |
| Message | Madame Taylor, those earning under $15,000 do not pay tax. Dr Julia Baker |
| Date | 01:06:16, January 30, 2017 CET | From | Government of Tropica | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of June 4158 |
| Message | Our party are very tired to be accused of incompetence at each seconds, we demand more respect. Our party believe that everyone should pay taxes, and so we disagree about poor paying no taxes, they should pay low taxes, but still contribute to the national treasure. Marnady Evil |
| Date | 12:50:28, January 30, 2017 CET | From | Patriotic Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of June 4158 |
| Message | Dr Baker, I think the Green Party probably chairwoman means those in the >$15,000 dollars gets a tax cut too. I would agree to that as a next move - a reduction from 3 per cent to 2 per cent on that bracket could be feasible. I also ask the other (sensible)left wing parties to think again on this. You are continually asking for tax cuts for lower paid members of society, this bill does exactly that. To vote against this, therefore, is rather odd. As for Mamady Evil's comments that the poorest people should pay tax - that really is surprising and a real kick in the teeth to the members of society that the Communist Alliance should be most supporting. Xander Fisk Patriotic Party Leader. |
| Date | 12:51:26, January 30, 2017 CET | From | Patriotic Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of June 4158 |
| Message | *** sorry, above should read 'chairwoman probably' *** |
| Date | 19:09:51, January 30, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian Democratic Green Party (BDGP) | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of June 4158 |
| Message | OOC: Yes that's what I meant: those in the lowest bracket :P... |
| Date | 20:29:46, January 30, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian International Democratic Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of June 4158 |
| Message | Thank you for the clarifications, Mr Fisk and Ms Taylor. I cannot officially announce if that will be happening, as I am not the finance minister. However if it is possible to cut tax for those in the lowest tax bracket without going into debt, we will strive to achieve that. Dr. Julia Baker Majority Speaker of Congress |
| Date | 21:46:25, January 30, 2017 CET | From | Government of Tropica | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of June 4158 |
| Message | Mr Speaker it seem that currently, all parties can think of is, : taxes are evil, we must pay no taxes, my money, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my moneyyyyyyyyyyyy. Okay, sorry, if i'm going overboard. taxes are not bad, they are the prices we must pay to have a good government, as everyone is part of the society, everyone should pay taxes, even the poorest, Of course the poorest with social programs are going to get more money back then they pay in taxes, but they should make their contribution to the society. I believe this show the right-wing need to reform its way to think of taxes. Marnady Evil |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 348 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 352 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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