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Bill: Taxing Profits of all Organisations Bill 4548
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Progressionist Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: December 4549
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to impose a tax on the profits of religious organisations, treating them the same as companies where all profits are taxed but charitable or non profitable organisations are not. |
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 | 06:48:32, March 23, 2019 CET | From | Democratic Progressionist Party | To | Debating the Taxing Profits of all Organisations Bill 4548 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I ask that this bill be put to a vote. Sara Natale Spokesperson for Finance Democratic Progressionist Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 43 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 162 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "Hunger is not the worst feature of unemployment; idleness is." - William E. Barrett |