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Bill: Meeting the TPRA target (spending 1% of GDP on overseas aid)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dorvische Kommunistische Partei
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 4306
Description[?]:
| Mr. Chairman, Dorvik is one of the wealthiest nations in Terra and is privileged to hold a seat on the Security Council. We should do our bit for tacking global poverty, and also set a positive example for other wealthy donations, by meeting the Terran Poverty Relief Association's target for spending at least 1% of our GDP on overseas aid. Erica Peters Politburo Member of the Dorvish Communist Party OOC: See http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=7676 |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 20,000,000,000 DDO | 500,000 DDO | 500,000 DDO |
| Foreign Affairs | 17,500,000,000 DDO | 10,000,000,000 DDO | 17,000,000,000 DDO |
| Internal Affairs | 20,000,000,000 DDO | 13,000,000,000 DDO | 13,000,000,000 DDO |
| Finance | 10,000,000,000 DDO | 7,000,000,000 DDO | 4,000,000,000 DDO |
| Defence | 80,000,000,000 DDO | 49,000,000,000 DDO | 49,000,000,000 DDO |
| Justice | 10,000,000,000 DDO | 25,000,000,000 DDO | 22,000,000,000 DDO |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 10,000,000,000 DDO | 22,000,000,000 DDO | 22,000,000,000 DDO |
| Health and Social Services | 50,000,000,000 DDO | 58,500,000,000 DDO | 58,500,000,000 DDO |
| Education and Culture | 30,000,000,000 DDO | 54,500,000,000 DDO | 54,500,000,000 DDO |
| Science and Technology | 15,000,000,000 DDO | 5,000,000,000 DDO | 5,000,000,000 DDO |
| Food and Agriculture | 10,000,000,000 DDO | 10,000,000,000 DDO | 9,000,000,000 DDO |
| Environment and Tourism | 15,000,000,000 DDO | 5,000,000,000 DDO | 5,000,000,000 DDO |
| Trade and Industry | 15,000,000,000 DDO | 17,500,000,000 DDO | 17,500,000,000 DDO |
| Total | 302,500,000,000 DDO | 276,500,500,000 DDO | 276,500,500,000 DDO |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:14:53, November 21, 2017 CET | From |  Liberale Partei | To | Debating the Meeting the TPRA target (spending 1% of GDP on overseas aid) |
| Message | Mr.Speaker, Such a Steep cut to the Finance Ministry will impact it's operations and my ministry is Also of the view that such a steep hike in spending towards Foreign Affairs is not needed.My Ministry will not endorse rising public spending towards foreign Affairs Department by more than 4 billion in the current situation though we will be looking to achieve the 1% Target in the next few years.So my point is that we have to go slow with regards to achieving the 1% Spending Commitment and such radical measures are not needed. Julia Schroeder, Finance Minister OOC:-Isn"t it that only 0.8% of the GDP is expected to be towards foreign aid in RL? |
| Date | 18:16:42, November 21, 2017 CET | From | Liberale Partei | To | Debating the Meeting the TPRA target (spending 1% of GDP on overseas aid) |
| Message | I would like to assure Ms.Peters that our Government's Commitment to help the most marginalised sections of Terra Has not Changed by even a bit and we do stand in solidarity with the TPRA"s Goals. Julia Schroeder |
| Date | 19:57:46, November 21, 2017 CET | From | Grüne Demokratische Partei | To | Debating the Meeting the TPRA target (spending 1% of GDP on overseas aid) |
| Message | Taking money from our country, our police, our courts and giving it to other nations is ridiculous. The way we develop the third world is by trading with them. Ada von Kurtz Renewal Representative |
| Date | 18:09:11, November 22, 2017 CET | From | Liberale Partei | To | Debating the Meeting the TPRA target (spending 1% of GDP on overseas aid) |
| Message | Mr.Speaker, This huge cut to the Finance Ministry will make it absolutely difficult for us to operate,We Plead our allies in the Left party to Vote against this Proposal. Rupashree Patel, Finance Ministry Spokeswoman |
| Date | 18:57:09, November 22, 2017 CET | From | Grüne Demokratische Partei | To | Debating the Meeting the TPRA target (spending 1% of GDP on overseas aid) |
| Message | I remain dumbfounded as to why three parties are putting other nations above our own safety. Ada von Kurtz Renewal Representative |
| Date | 23:20:34, November 22, 2017 CET | From | Dorvische Kommunistische Partei | To | Debating the Meeting the TPRA target (spending 1% of GDP on overseas aid) |
| Message | OOC: The UN has set a target of 0.7% for the richest RL nations. 1% isn't that far off that, though. Also, bear in mind TPRA is an overseas aid organisation, not the equivalent of the UN. If Particracy's World Congress ever did get around to discussing overseas aid targets, I suspect the 1% figure would be reduced a little. Maybe to 0.7% or 0.5% or something... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 361 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 202 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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