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Bill: Income tax proposal of February 2228
Details
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change income taxes. 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: October 2228
Description[?]:
| The Hatikva propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to better address the economic situation of the Jewish Homeland of Beiteynu. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 |
| > 15,000 BEI | 5% | 28,734,000,000 BEI |
| > 25,000 BEI | 6% | 37,299,000,000 BEI |
| > 40,000 BEI | 12% | 52,835,000,000 BEI |
| > 60,000 BEI | 16% | 26,762,000,000 BEI |
| > 70,000 BEI | 18% | 26,957,000,000 BEI |
| > 80,000 BEI | 21% | 27,333,000,000 BEI |
| > 90,000 BEI | 24% | 28,695,000,000 BEI |
| > 100,000 BEI | 27% | 91,329,000,000 BEI | Total | 319,944,000,000 BEI |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:56:43, May 16, 2006 CET | From | Hatikva | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of February 2228 |
| Message | This tax bill balances our budget, using the spending surplus to give a tax break to the working class, while redistributing more of the tax load to those who can afford it best. |
| Date | 07:13:04, May 17, 2006 CET | From | National Party - Disgruntled Redneck! | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of February 2228 |
| Message | The working class doesn't pay enough tax! Tax cuts for all! |
| Date | 15:06:15, May 17, 2006 CET | From | Judean People's Front | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of February 2228 |
| Message | Redistribution of wealth is the number one suck. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 86 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 139 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 255 |
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