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Bill: Ddl 01/2120 - Welfare: universal income - children benefit and financial provisions
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partito Popolare Osiano
Status[?]: passed
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: October 5120
Description[?]:
The Government wants to increase welfare for our citizens in order to support them and increase quality life and opportunities. Among these provisions will be the introduction of a universal income that must guarantee a reasonable living for people with no work. For those who works the provisions must be reduced but must be given if salary don't reach the level of adeguate living. Then we introduce a Children Benefit: every child until 18 will have a monthly benefit the family will can use to cover children related expenses: they can buy diapers, toys, pay for sport or cultural actives, buy books, school texts, school uniforms, ecc... The Children Benefit is calculated for each family considering the family income, family asset, the number of children. The benefit decreases as the income increase. Minister of Healthcare and social service Piera Verdulli |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state does not provide child benefit.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 25
Current: 15
Proposed: 30
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 8
Current: 1
Proposed: 10
Debate
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Vote | Seats | |
yes |
Total Seats: 232 | |
no |
Total Seats: 218 | |
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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