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Bill: Income tax proposal of September 4641
Details
Submitted by[?]: Holy Luthori Church ⚔️
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change income taxes. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 4642
Description[?]:
The Holy Luthori Church propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to better address the economic situation of the Holy Luthorian Empire (Luthori). |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: Public blasphemy is considered a criminal offense.
Current: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Proposed: Both private and public blasphemy are considered grave offenses, and are heavily prosecuted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Proposed: The sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages is outlawed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: The use of cannabis is legal.
Current: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Article 7
We propose to alter income tax brackets to the following setup. Information about the current income tax system can be found here.
Bracket | Tax | Estimated Revenue |
> 1 LPD | 1% | 5,207,000,000 LPD | Total | 5,207,000,000 LPD |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 10:33:03, September 29, 2019 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of September 4641 |
Message | Mr. Speaker, HLC and PP, the two hardcore fascist parties are voting in favor of a fascist bill and also do not have any knowledge in economics since Article 7 will make our economy crash. IRRESPONSIBLE! |
Date | 19:04:25, September 29, 2019 CET | From | Patriots Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of September 4641 |
Message | OOC: Please read my previous post about why I have to vote for such stupid bills. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes |
Total Seats: 216 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 384 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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