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Bill: Sales Tax Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Talmorian Democrats
Status[?]: passed
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: December 4168
Description[?]:
| The Sales Tax in our country must be changed, and this starts now. To have luxury goods sales tax lower than sales tax on basic goods needs to be swapped around. Our party calls for sales tax on luxury goods to be 20% and the sales tax on basic goods to be reduced to at least 17%. This is a flat rate regressive tax, and does not reflect income. Poor people are being affected so much more, and this has to change now. This could affect healthcare costs for private clinics, there are so many knock-on effects to count. We encourage all parties to vote yes for this bill as it will change how the middle and working class get along, it will make lives better. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 20
Current: 5
Proposed: 17
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 18
Current: 5
Proposed: 20
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:43:29, February 18, 2017 CET | From |  Israist National Party (INP) | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reform |
| Message | This bill follows the direction of our government's first tax reform, and INP is willing to support it. |
| Date | 14:56:10, February 18, 2017 CET | From | Civic Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reform |
| Message | Yes, this was a mistake by the Civic Party's part and we are sorry. This proposal is logical. |
| Date | 20:49:25, February 18, 2017 CET | From | Talmorian Liberalists | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reform |
| Message | This bill is a non-impulsive, well thought out proposal to improve the lives of several people. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 334 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 156 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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