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Bill: Sales Tax Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Republic Party (NRP)
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: June 4394
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 2
Current: 6
Proposed: 5
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 2
Current: 50
Proposed: 12
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:29:46, May 16, 2018 CET | From | Factio Liberalis | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reform |
| Message | We are okay with the luxury tax reform, but the sales tax on essential goods is going to hurt consumers, particularly the poor. |
| Date | 18:58:58, May 16, 2018 CET | From | National Republic Party (NRP) | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reform |
| Message | This is a progressive form of taxation this is going to help those with less opportunity and less wealth. |
| Date | 22:34:57, May 16, 2018 CET | From | Factio Liberalis | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reform |
| Message | The poor consume far more in proportion to their income than the rich do, which means that the first half of this tax reform is explicitly hurting those with less opportunity and less wealth. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 493 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 56 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 66 |
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