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Bill: Socialist Alliance Budget proposal of August 4269
Details
Submitted by[?]: Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change the allocation of funds in the budget. 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: December 4270
Description[?]:
| The Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia propose to adjust the government's spending budget to better address the economic and social situation of the Baltusia. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 1,000,000,000 BLD | 200,000,000 BLD | 200,000,000 BLD |
| Foreign Affairs | 10,000,000,000 BLD | 5,500,000,000 BLD | 5,500,000,000 BLD |
| Internal Affairs | 15,000,000,000 BLD | 8,000,000,000 BLD | 20,000,000,000 BLD |
| Finance | 20,000,000,000 BLD | 30,000,000 BLD | 30,000,000 BLD |
| Defence | 100,000,000,000 BLD | 6,000,000,000 BLD | 4,000,000,000 BLD |
| Justice | 10,000,000,000 BLD | 3,500,000,000 BLD | 3,500,000,000 BLD |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 40,000,000,000 BLD | 22,000,000,000 BLD | 30,000,000,000 BLD |
| Health and Social Services | 50,000,000,000 BLD | 120,000,000,000 BLD | 350,000,000,000 BLD |
| Education and Culture | 50,000,000,000 BLD | 60,000,000,000 BLD | 60,000,000,000 BLD |
| Science and Technology | 10,000,000,000 BLD | 100,000,000,000 BLD | 100,000,000,000 BLD |
| Food and Agriculture | 40,000,000,000 BLD | 70,000,000,000 BLD | 70,000,000,000 BLD |
| Environment and Tourism | 1,500,000,000 BLD | 8,000,000,000 BLD | 8,000,000,000 BLD |
| Trade and Industry | 65,000,000,000 BLD | 40,000,000,000 BLD | 40,000,000,000 BLD |
| Total | 412,500,000,000 BLD | 443,230,000,000 BLD | 691,230,000,000 BLD |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:48:48, September 09, 2017 CET | From | United Democratic Party - Liberal | To | Debating the Socialist Alliance Budget proposal of August 4269 |
| Message | SSP fails to realize that we can create an economy without putting our country into a massive deficit. |
| Date | 09:50:56, September 09, 2017 CET | From | Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Socialist Alliance Budget proposal of August 4269 |
| Message | Members of Congress, This is your opportunity to show if you care about properly funding our public services, the voters are watching. Flossie Hambleton Finance Spokesperson of the Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia |
| Date | 10:00:34, September 09, 2017 CET | From | Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Socialist Alliance Budget proposal of August 4269 |
| Message | Members of Congress. This spending plan combined with our tax plan would leave us with a deficit of less than 0.5% GDP and would abolish our massively unhealthy surplus. Flossie Hambleton Finance Spokesperson of the Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia |
| Date | 10:03:19, September 09, 2017 CET | From | United Democratic Party - Liberal | To | Debating the Socialist Alliance Budget proposal of August 4269 |
| Message | The working/middle class won't accept this just because you increase money to public services. |
| Date | 10:13:51, September 09, 2017 CET | From | Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Socialist Alliance Budget proposal of August 4269 |
| Message | Members of Congress, Increased money for public services is what the working/middle class need. Flossie Hambleton Finance Spokesperson of the Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia |
| Date | 18:17:12, September 09, 2017 CET | From | Constitutionalist Alliance | To | Debating the Socialist Alliance Budget proposal of August 4269 |
| Message | Rally Leader: WHAT DO WE NOT WANT!?! Supporters: BORK BARREL SPENDING! Rally Leader: WHEN THEY WILL BENEFIT THE TRUE CITIZEENS OF BALTUSIA!?! Supporters: NEVER!!! |
| Date | 18:19:38, September 09, 2017 CET | From | Materialist Circuit | To | Debating the Socialist Alliance Budget proposal of August 4269 |
| Message | You do not have permission to propose it! Chairman of Materialist Circuit Jacob Thread |
| Date | 18:38:38, September 09, 2017 CET | From | Constitutionalist Alliance | To | Debating the Socialist Alliance Budget proposal of August 4269 |
| Message | [Supporters of start to litter the headquarters of the Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia with pamphlets saying "DOWN WITH BUDGET TAX BILL!"] |
| Date | 21:24:49, September 09, 2017 CET | From | Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Socialist Alliance Budget proposal of August 4269 |
| Message | Congressperson Thread, Any party may propose a budget. Flossie Hambleton Finance Spokesperson of the Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia OOC: You may be confusing it with other cabinet actions such as drafting a diplomatic treaty. |
| Date | 18:03:36, September 10, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian International Democratic Party | To | Debating the Socialist Alliance Budget proposal of August 4269 |
| Message | Congress, We believe that the SSPB have the right to present a budget and we will continue to fight for that to be upheld against the threats from parties such as the Bloc Block. However, fiscally we disagree with it, so will therefore be voting against it. Stella DeGraz Acting Leader of the Republican Party Minister for Foreign Affairs |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 179 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 421 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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