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Bill: Budget proposal of June 4454
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Party - Democrats
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: January 4456
Description[?]:
| The Democratic Party propose to adjust the government's spending budget to better address the economic and social situation of the United States of Baltusia. The new Finance Minister proposes that it is time that a new budget is moved to vote. Recognising that their has been a historic under investment in Defence and Law and Order, the Democratic Party proposes that money is shifted from Finance, Science and Technology and Agriculture to Defence, Justice and Internal Affairs. Defence spending is currently at 0.4% of GDP and these modest proposals would increase defence spending to 1.5% of GDP, a more reasonable figure that would allow the military to being to rebuild slowly from historic low levels of funding. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 1,000,000,000 BLD | 500,000,000 BLD | 500,000,000 BLD |
| Foreign Affairs | 10,000,000,000 BLD | 5,000,000,000 BLD | 4,000,000,000 BLD |
| Internal Affairs | 15,000,000,000 BLD | 20,000,000,000 BLD | 25,000,000,000 BLD |
| Finance | 20,000,000,000 BLD | 12,000,000,000 BLD | 4,000,000,000 BLD |
| Defence | 100,000,000,000 BLD | 10,000,000,000 BLD | 40,000,000,000 BLD |
| Justice | 10,000,000,000 BLD | 5,000,000,000 BLD | 15,000,000,000 BLD |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 40,000,000,000 BLD | 40,000,000,000 BLD | 40,000,000,000 BLD |
| Health and Social Services | 50,000,000,000 BLD | 350,000,000,000 BLD | 350,000,000,000 BLD |
| Education and Culture | 50,000,000,000 BLD | 180,000,000,000 BLD | 180,000,000,000 BLD |
| Science and Technology | 10,000,000,000 BLD | 100,000,000,000 BLD | 60,000,000,000 BLD |
| Food and Agriculture | 40,000,000,000 BLD | 50,000,000,000 BLD | 40,000,000,000 BLD |
| Environment and Tourism | 1,500,000,000 BLD | 7,500,000,000 BLD | 7,500,000,000 BLD |
| Trade and Industry | 65,000,000,000 BLD | 20,000,000,000 BLD | 20,000,000,000 BLD |
| Total | 412,500,000,000 BLD | 800,000,000,000 BLD | 786,000,000,000 BLD |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:54:08, September 14, 2018 CET | From | Republican Party - Democrats | To | Debating the Budget proposal of June 4454 |
| Message | This is a start of overhauling government spending. In the last decade a number of measures have passed that should have reduced total government spending in certain departments and the Democratic Party will begin to investigate where cuts should have been implemented following changes in legislation that would've reduced government spending. |
| Date | 09:54:23, September 14, 2018 CET | From | Republican Party - Democrats | To | Debating the Budget proposal of June 4454 |
| Message | This is a start of overhauling government spending. In the last decade a number of measures have passed that should have reduced total government spending in certain departments and the Democratic Party will begin to investigate where cuts should have been implemented following changes in legislation that would've reduced government spending. |
| Date | 00:46:08, September 16, 2018 CET | From | Republican Party - Nationalists | To | Debating the Budget proposal of June 4454 |
| Message | While we question the cuts to science and agriculture, we overall support the adjustments the Democratic Party has made and will support this bill if it goes to a vote. |
| Date | 07:55:15, September 16, 2018 CET | From | Republican Party - Democrats | To | Debating the Budget proposal of June 4454 |
| Message | Overinvestment. While we are currently spending 0.4% of GDP on the defence the equivalent is 2% in agriculture and 4% in science and technology which are phenomenal levels of expenditure. |
| Date | 10:32:36, September 16, 2018 CET | From | United Democratic Party - Liberal | To | Debating the Budget proposal of June 4454 |
| Message | We disagree with your cuts to Finance, Science and Technology, and Food and Agriculture. Our party doesn't believe in cutting the budget from those type of areas. We're fine with the defense spending increase though. Press Secretary- Madam Edeh |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 133 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 117 |
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