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Bill: Budget proposal of April 4288
Details
Submitted by[?]: Whig Party
Status[?]: passed
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 4288
Description[?]:
| The Grand Whig Party propose to adjust the government's spending budget to better address the economic and social situation of the Commonwealth of Rutania. Following the passage of retirement reform and the Sanctity of Life Act the Finance Ministry recommends adjusting the Health and Social Services budget to reflect savings due to collection of social security and other retirement benefits being pushed till age 70 for Rutanians as well as the end to most government abortion funding |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 30,000,000 RUT | 150,000 RUT | 150,000 RUT |
| Foreign Affairs | 320,000,000 RUT | 2,400,000,000 RUT | 2,400,000,000 RUT |
| Internal Affairs | 4,000,000,000 RUT | 2,300,000,000 RUT | 2,300,000,000 RUT |
| Finance | 250,000,000 RUT | 730,000,000 RUT | 730,000,000 RUT |
| Defence | 8,000,000,000 RUT | 21,000,000,000 RUT | 21,000,000,000 RUT |
| Justice | 350,000,000 RUT | 3,200,000,000 RUT | 3,200,000,000 RUT |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 16,000,000,000 RUT | 14,000,000,000 RUT | 14,000,000,000 RUT |
| Health and Social Services | 32,500,000,000 RUT | 23,000,000,000 RUT | 18,350,000,000 RUT |
| Education and Culture | 18,500,000,000 RUT | 17,000,000,000 RUT | 17,000,000,000 RUT |
| Science and Technology | 8,500,000,000 RUT | 1,000,000,000 RUT | 1,000,000,000 RUT |
| Food and Agriculture | 6,500,000,000 RUT | 1,000,000,000 RUT | 1,000,000,000 RUT |
| Environment and Tourism | 1,450,000,000 RUT | 2,700,000,000 RUT | 2,700,000,000 RUT |
| Trade and Industry | 3,600,000,000 RUT | 1,820,000,000 RUT | 1,820,000,000 RUT |
| Total | 100,000,000,000 RUT | 90,150,150,000 RUT | 85,500,150,000 RUT |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:49:55, October 16, 2017 CET | From |  Whig Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of April 4288 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We in the Whig Party would like to know what objections our colleagues have toward this spending bill that would rein in deficit spending significantly through the savings that should be incurred do to the change in the retirement age? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 410 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 83 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 257 |
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