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Bill: Sales tax reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Materialist Circuit
Status[?]: defeated
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: June 4263
Description[?]:
| Same as in the title. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 1
Current: 0
Proposed: 0
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 15
Current: 45
Proposed: 12
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:52:58, August 26, 2017 CET | From | Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Sales tax reform |
| Message | Members of Congress, We agree with Article 2 but not Article 1. Flossie Hambleton Finance Spokesperson of the Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia. |
| Date | 19:23:57, August 26, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian International Democratic Party | To | Debating the Sales tax reform |
| Message | Members of Congress, Miss Hambleton is just after presenting a bill which she claims ' benefits Baltusian business', why in the world isn't she voting for this then!? |
| Date | 20:05:59, August 26, 2017 CET | From | Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Sales tax reform |
| Message | Members of Congress, I would like to rectify my previous comments, I support Article 1 and not Article 2, not the other way around. I must confess, I do not understand the question which the Republicans are asking me? Flossie Hambleton Finance Spokesperson of the Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia |
| Date | 22:46:44, August 26, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian Green Alliance | To | Debating the Sales tax reform |
| Message | We would vote in favor, yet we think all goods should be taxed and if we would see an appropriate spending policy as well. However currently we cant afford it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 82 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 518 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Kubrk" is a Jelbic word that has the colloquial meaning "old man" or "geezer". |
| Random quote: "The 20th century has been characterised by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power; and the growth of corporate propaganda against democracy." - Alex Carey |