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Bill: Income tax proposal of July 4187
Details
Submitted by[?]: Whig Party
Status[?]: passed
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: March 4188
Description[?]:
| The Whig Party propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to better address the economic situation of the Commonwealth of Rutania. With the current surplus, we recommend lowering taxes further to encourage economic stimulation and continued growth. |
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 |
| > 1,000 RUT | 3% | 8,152,000,000 RUT | Total | 8,152,000,000 RUT |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:53:10, March 29, 2017 CET | From | Whig Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of July 4187 |
| Message | We encourage all parties to unite behind tax relief |
| Date | 03:04:18, March 29, 2017 CET | From | Civic Republican League of Rutania | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of July 4187 |
| Message | "Yes, those poor billionaires are barely getting by with that punishingly high 5% tax rate. If the Whigs ever want to submit a big boy tax plan instead of introducing these puerile stunts, we'll talk" --St.John Appleby, CRL Leader |
| Date | 03:08:52, March 29, 2017 CET | From | Whig Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of July 4187 |
| Message | "The CRL would rather extract unnecessary funds from Rutanians despite a budget surplus, further proof that they are enemies of prosperity." Elmer Clark Whig Party chairman. |
| Date | 03:44:08, March 29, 2017 CET | From | Civic Republican League of Rutania | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of July 4187 |
| Message | "Indeed, we would rather invest public funds in our crumbling infrastructure, in scientific and technological innovation, and in combating poverty and climate change. This proposal is further proof that the Whigs are the enemies of the people." St. John Appleby, CRL Leader |
| Date | 21:51:30, March 29, 2017 CET | From | New People's Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of July 4187 |
| Message | "The Whigs are starting to sound like a broken record. You need to fire your speech writers." James Frill PPR Founder |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 158 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 92 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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