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Bill: The Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Tenshi no Kami
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: January 2222
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: 5
Proposed: 1
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:17:27, May 02, 2006 CET | From | Party for the Promotion of Pandas | To | Debating the The Act |
| Message | cant support this, as bachelor is our minister of finance and decides the taxes. If he gives it the ok then I will change my vote posthaste. |
| Date | 07:11:38, May 02, 2006 CET | From | Tenshi no Kami | To | Debating the The Act |
| Message | ^^ question: can't the tax on luxury goods rise more than 50? |
| Date | 09:24:53, May 02, 2006 CET | From | Bachelor Party | To | Debating the The Act |
| Message | We veto this bill at the present time. We in the Bachelor Party, sitting occupying the office of the Finance Ministry, will determine when the time is appropriate to reduce the essential goods tax. In fact, we have been monitoring this closely since assuming that office 10 years ago. Older, established parties in Zardugal will remember that we initiated the move to reduce essential goods taxes from 10 percent to 3 percent, then when the time was right, from 3 to 2 only recently. We have been closely monitoring the economy, and will introduce the bill to reduce this tax from 2 to 1, once it can be done and maintain a stable, balanced budget, with some comfortable assurance that the surplus will not be required. We very much appreciate the support of the Frogmarch Party on this. First, we need to know that we have sufficient revenues to fund all the programs we have passed. Second, after the results of the most recent election, we are doubly hesitant to initiate or approve any reductions in taxes, as a hedge against an attempt at a socialist coup, which may threaten our balanced budget. Third, as Frogmarch pointed out, by mutual consent of all parties in Zardutal, Taxation bills may be sumbitted only by the party occupying the minister of Finance, or with the specific prior approval of that party. We all must vote no on this bill. - Ben Derbanka, Minister of Finance. |
| Date | 09:26:26, May 02, 2006 CET | From | Bachelor Party | To | Debating the The Act |
| Message | We have only just recently raised the luxury goods tax from 40% to 50%. However, we feel that a tax of greater than 50% on luxury goods would have a very harmful effect upon our economy and economic growth. We feel, therefore, that it is highly unadviseable. |
| Date | 19:36:24, May 02, 2006 CET | From | Bachelor Party | To | Debating the The Act |
| Message | I will stress also. If bills pass requiring additional government spending beyond our present surpluses, as now appears will be the case, it will be necessary to increase this essential goods tax to cover the shortfall. |
| Date | 02:49:31, May 03, 2006 CET | From | New Daio Party | To | Debating the The Act |
| Message | I believe that consumption taxes have a specific value with no limit. |
| Date | 02:55:16, May 03, 2006 CET | From | New Daio Party | To | Debating the The Act |
| Message | nope, all non-standard taxes are limited to 50% or less |
| Date | 08:38:43, May 03, 2006 CET | From | Bachelor Party | To | Debating the The Act |
| Message | Even if they were not limited, I would limit it. Consumption taxex on luxury goods of greater than 50% would so severely dampen demand as to do serious damage to the economy at all levels of income. If taxes must be increased to cover additional spending, they will be essential goods taxes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 37 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 247 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 49 |
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