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Bill: Taxation of Religion Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beiteynu Tax Party
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: September 4402
Description[?]:
| While we in the Beiteynu Tax Party are largely proud Yeudis, who practice Yeudism, we also find it high time that religions in Beiteynu are not given a privileged status afforded to no other institution, such as the many charities that do great work in the country. Henceforth, we find this move a move in the right direction. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:10:41, June 01, 2018 CET | From | Kadima Beiteynu | To | Debating the Taxation of Religion Act |
| Message | You have no idea the kind of Pandora's box you are opening. This is a massive violation of the separation of church and state. Do you know why religions are tax-exempt in democracies? If they are taxed, they can make political donations, employ lobbyists, and use their money to influence the nation's politics. That's the trade-off. If you want to sell our nation's independence from religious institutions in exchange for some extra tax-dollars, then so be it. Also, you are mistaken, charities are most definitely already tax-exempt. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 63 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 56 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 1 |
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