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Bill: Aid to refugees
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change the allocation of funds in the budget. 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: November 2327
Description[?]:
| The Protectorate Party propose to adjust the government's spending budget to assist in the care and assistance of the refugees entering our nation from our northern border. The increase in funding to Health and Social Services shall be used to set up temporary housing, food and health care for the Darnussian refugees. The Increase in Infrastructure funding will be used to construct longer term housing solutions and pay for the purchase or lease of land to place the new housing on. Those Darnussians wishing to seek Malivian citizenship shall be fast tracked through the procedure, and given assistance in establishing a new life here. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 10,000,000 MCR | 500,000,000 MCR | 500,000,000 MCR |
| Foreign Affairs | 100,000,000 MCR | 1,000,000,000 MCR | 1,000,000,000 MCR |
| Internal Affairs | 660,000,000 MCR | 1,500,000,000 MCR | 1,500,000,000 MCR |
| Finance | 2,550,000,000 MCR | 700,000,000 MCR | 700,000,000 MCR |
| Defence | 25,000,000,000 MCR | 6,500,000,000 MCR | 5,500,000,000 MCR |
| Justice | 8,000,000,000 MCR | 1,500,000,000 MCR | 1,500,000,000 MCR |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 0 MCR | 1,500,000,000 MCR | 2,000,000,000 MCR |
| Health and Social Services | 10,100,000,000 MCR | 4,500,000,000 MCR | 6,000,000,000 MCR |
| Education and Culture | 2,500,000,000 MCR | 5,000,000,000 MCR | 5,000,000,000 MCR |
| Science and Technology | 350,000,000 MCR | 4,000,000,000 MCR | 4,000,000,000 MCR |
| Food and Agriculture | 1,500,000,000 MCR | 1,000,000,000 MCR | 1,000,000,000 MCR |
| Environment and Tourism | 5,000,000,000 MCR | 2,500,000,000 MCR | 2,500,000,000 MCR |
| Trade and Industry | 10,000,000,000 MCR | 1,000,000,000 MCR | 1,000,000,000 MCR |
| Total | 65,770,000,000 MCR | 31,200,000,000 MCR | 32,200,000,000 MCR |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:52:38, December 08, 2006 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Aid to refugees |
| Message | Where does the PP intend to make these defense cuts? |
| Date | 18:41:02, December 09, 2006 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Aid to refugees |
| Message | This bill was introduced prior to the Delarians escalating the threat toward us, thus we felt we could curb our defense spending. However with the current situation, we feel that we will be forced to aquire the funds elsewhere. Although we dislike running our country in a deficit, we propose that this may be the best solution in regards to the current climate. |
| Date | 23:57:54, December 09, 2006 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Aid to refugees |
| Message | We should simply raise taxes to afford the increase. We can lower them again once the refugees have entered the workforce and begin paying taxes of their own. |
| Date | 09:26:42, December 10, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Aid to refugees |
| Message | Raising taxes is a no-no. The MDP opposes the excessive defense cuts, would support a modest cut. Also wonders why the excessive increase in HHS? For now, leaning no until better explained. |
| Date | 15:44:47, December 10, 2006 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Aid to refugees |
| Message | To quote the Raja's own statement: "The increase in funding to Health and Social Services shall be used to set up temporary housing, food and health care for the Darnussian refugees." Taxes are required if we intend to increase spending, and we cannot afford to cut services to any department at this time. Thus, tax increase. |
| Date | 20:01:36, December 10, 2006 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Aid to refugees |
| Message | We are moving this to a vote to handle the immediate need of funds for the refugees. We recommend a new budget to handle the needs of each department, as well as how best to aquire the funds. |
| Date | 20:03:06, December 10, 2006 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Aid to refugees |
| Message | Military spend has been at an all time high for some time now, and we feel they can manage to handle this cut temporarily until such time as a new budget is passed. |
| Date | 02:47:12, December 11, 2006 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Aid to refugees |
| Message | We support this as an ad hoc budget to mee those imediate needs. Issues regarding funding will be handled with the LSP's proposal. |
| Date | 06:12:21, December 11, 2006 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Aid to refugees |
| Message | We encourage the LSP to vote for this bill, as voting on their own budget will expire before the elections in January. We need to approve spending for the next year immediately, and can fine tune the budget during the next session of the Jawatankuasa. |
| Date | 06:15:23, December 11, 2006 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Aid to refugees |
| Message | Our calender reading skills are clearly wanting, as the LSP's proposal will in fact complete voting before the elections. We still support this as an ad hoc budget awaiting further deliberation on increase in taxes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 64 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 84 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 52 |
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