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Bill: D.d.l. 02/4339 - Luxury Sale Tax Increase Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alleanza Radicale - NCD
Status[?]: passed
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: October 4340
Description[?]:
| Riccardo Morelli, LP: "Mr Speaker, the terrible cut of the luxury sale tax during the previous legislature has been a veritable injustice regarding the common man. The luxury sale tax is probably one of the best redistribution measure which can be enforced: more the rich spend, more they pay and more they can contribute to the expenses of the state. More they have, more they contribute. It is a simple but foundamental concept. If they are so rich to affords luxury items and products, it is also because they live in this country, in this society, in this community. For to much decades this parliament granted gifts to the most privileged, it is time to say that it is enough!" |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 15
Current: 15
Proposed: 20
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:46:18, January 27, 2018 CET | From | Nuova Unione | To | Debating the D.d.l. 02/4339 - Luxury Sale Tax Increase Act |
| Message | Adriano Manrin, ULD: With all due respect, but this proposal is terrible and it'll HARM the common man. I understand that you have no knowledge regarding the economy, as all leftists, but please, understand that lowering the luxury tax INCREASED the production of luxury products, it INCREASED the demand for luxury products, and it INCREASED the amount of luxury taxes paid. It also led to the steep drop in unemployment, down to a historic, a monumental 4,4%. It drastically increased the amount that the state earned and all the reforms culminated in the tumbling down of the deficit by billions of lira. Now, you leftists stopped that fall in the deficit, you made unemployment jump to 5,1, and overall done nothing but harmed Istalia. So, please do not speak about economic issues and, in conclusion, dissolve. |
| Date | 09:15:52, January 28, 2018 CET | From | Partito degli Agricoltori - NCD | To | Debating the D.d.l. 02/4339 - Luxury Sale Tax Increase Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We fully agree with LP. |
| Date | 09:02:46, January 29, 2018 CET | From | Alleanza Radicale - NCD | To | Debating the D.d.l. 02/4339 - Luxury Sale Tax Increase Act |
| Message | Riccardo Morelli, Whip of LP: "Mr Speaker, or someone else... could explain to Mr Manrin that it seems he is talking about goods like... I don't know... a kg of meat, a bottle of milk, a forniture for the toilette... We are talking about products that just a minority can purchaise, a minority which doesn't care to pay 120 instead of 100. They don't buy things because their "more affordable" price. The price is their last concern! For the same reason to the manufacturers of these products, doesn't fear fluctuation on the sales. Even during a crisis the luxury sector didn't experience the same problems, because the costumers that these manufacturers satisfy, are always the one less touched by a crisis. And you are talking here of the effect of a tax? Simply ridicolous! But at least, everybody here can see for who ULD is working into this chamber, just for a little % of our population, the privileged. It is a shame mr Manrin! A shame!" |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 340 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 148 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 114 |
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