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Bill: Luxury Goods Tax Increase
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Republican Party
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: February 4288
Description[?]:
| The Government could always use more money to fund stuff like the military, welfare, housing etc and raising the luxury goods tax is a good way of getting it. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 7
Current: 15
Proposed: 10
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:31:24, October 15, 2017 CET | From | Communist Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Luxury Goods Tax Increase |
| Message | Luxury goods tax should be at least 33%, if not 50%! |
| Date | 04:01:39, October 15, 2017 CET | From | Socialist Republican Party | To | Debating the Luxury Goods Tax Increase |
| Message | I agree but we should try increase it in baby steps so the Hosian Social Union doesn't start a crusade against us. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 212 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 288 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "Law is mind without reason." - Aristotle |