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Bill: Alternative Tax Proposal
Details
Submitted by[?]: Demokratische Partei Dundorfs
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: May 4265
Description[?]:
| The Demokratische Partei Dundorfs propose to adjust the government's tax policy. |
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 |
| > 16,000 DUM | 15% | 130,831,000,000 DUM |
| > 33,000 DUM | 30% | 147,293,000,000 DUM |
| > 50,000 DUM | 45% | 273,681,000,000 DUM | Total | 551,805,000,000 DUM |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:33:43, August 30, 2017 CET | From | Demokratische Partei Dundorfs | To | Debating the Alternative Tax Proposal |
| Message | The pending elimination of tax on essential goods will significantly erode the tax base of the government. We would suggest new income tax brackets as above and an amendment in budget spending. Considering the above and subsequently decreasing Trade and Industry spending from $65Bn to $45Bn we could increase Defence spending from $75Bn up to $85Bn while retaining a budget surplus. |
| Date | 01:36:16, August 30, 2017 CET | From | Demokratische Partei Dundorfs | To | Debating the Alternative Tax Proposal |
| Message | We would also strongly urge a decrease in Finance department spending. The reasoning justifying the recent increase was shaky at best. |
| Date | 08:32:02, August 30, 2017 CET | From | Freie Demokratische Partei | To | Debating the Alternative Tax Proposal |
| Message | You've got our support, although the poor will be taxed more. |
| Date | 08:57:35, August 30, 2017 CET | From | Demokratische Partei Dundorfs | To | Debating the Alternative Tax Proposal |
| Message | With the removal of the 5% tax on essential goods, and the provision of public health and education, the poor will, hopefully, be paying less tax and have a lower cost of living. |
| Date | 12:40:44, August 30, 2017 CET | From | Demokratische Partei Dundorfs | To | Debating the Alternative Tax Proposal |
| Message | Assuming, of course, your earlier arguments that public services reduce user costs. |
| Date | 13:09:08, August 30, 2017 CET | From | Freie Demokratische Partei | To | Debating the Alternative Tax Proposal |
| Message | But only over a long period of time, initially the costs are greater. |
| Date | 14:29:34, August 30, 2017 CET | From | Konservative Partei | To | Debating the Alternative Tax Proposal |
| Message | We are happy to support this. It does not address the unsustainable spending policies of the leftist parties but is clearly an improvement on their outrageous, ill-conceived tax laws. - Alexandra Lubbers, finance spokesperson for the Konservative Partei. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 258 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 242 |
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