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Bill: Income tax proposal of April 2284
Details
Submitted by[?]: Spiritualists' National Union
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: May 2285
Description[?]:
| The Spiritualists' National Union propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to better address the economic situation of the Holy Luthori Empire. |
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 |
| > 5,000 LPD | 20% | 31,111,000,000 LPD |
| > 10,000 LPD | 50% | 46,233,000,000 LPD | Total | 77,344,000,000 LPD |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:50:42, September 16, 2006 CET | From | Spiritualists' National Union | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2284 |
| Message | Our proposal will reduce the income tax burden slightly overall, whilst shifting the burden from the poor to the rich. |
| Date | 03:15:18, September 16, 2006 CET | From | Cannon Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2284 |
| Message | How are you accessing the Finance Ministry controls? |
| Date | 06:14:14, September 16, 2006 CET | From | Redneck Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2284 |
| Message | No |
| Date | 10:42:03, September 16, 2006 CET | From | Spiritualists' National Union | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2284 |
| Message | Any player can access the budget powers under the Cabinet screen, whether they control the Finance Ministry, or whether they are in the Cabinet or not. |
| Date | 21:02:39, September 16, 2006 CET | From | Cannon Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2284 |
| Message | The current tax rate is a flat 15% percent. How does this _reduce_ the tax burden? |
| Date | 21:16:30, September 16, 2006 CET | From | Spiritualists' National Union | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of April 2284 |
| Message | Tax will not be paid on the first 5000 LPD a person earned. And yes, the overall tax burden will decrease as a result of this proposal - compare the proposed revenue yield compared to the revenue yield under the existing tax system. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 36 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 44 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 20 |
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