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Bill: Slimlining Government Spending Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party of Indrala
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 2333
Description[?]:
| The Social Liberal Party of Indrala propose to adjust the government's spending budget to better address the economic and social situation of the State of Indrala. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 6,000,000 INS | 30,000,000 INS | 15,000,000 INS |
| Foreign Affairs | 12,000,000,000 INS | 25,500,000,000 INS | 16,500,000,000 INS |
| Internal Affairs | 15,000,000,000 INS | 80,000,000,000 INS | 77,000,000,000 INS |
| Finance | 15,000,000,000 INS | 1,800,000,000 INS | 1,650,000,000 INS |
| Defence | 200,000,000,000 INS | 110,000,000,000 INS | 170,000,000,000 INS |
| Justice | 15,000,000,000 INS | 65,000,000,000 INS | 67,500,000,000 INS |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 60,000,000,000 INS | 50,000,000,000 INS | 47,500,000,000 INS |
| Health and Social Services | 300,000,000,000 INS | 140,000,000,000 INS | 145,000,000,000 INS |
| Education and Culture | 300,000,000,000 INS | 50,000,000,000 INS | 50,500,000,000 INS |
| Science and Technology | 60,000,000,000 INS | 70,000,000,000 INS | 68,000,000,000 INS |
| Food and Agriculture | 40,000,000,000 INS | 1,000,000,000 INS | 600,000,000 INS |
| Environment and Tourism | 25,000,000,000 INS | 4,000,000,000 INS | 2,000,000,000 INS |
| Trade and Industry | 7,500,000,000 INS | 6,000,000,000 INS | 4,000,000,000 INS |
| Total | 1,049,506,000,000 INS | 603,330,000,000 INS | 650,265,000,000 INS |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:57:10, December 19, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Party of Indrala | To | Debating the Slimlining Government Spending Act |
| Message | These changes have been made to balance the payments and get rid of our current ridiculous surplus Now I will justify each change: Prime Minister: Cuts have been made to streamline the system, and reduce bureaucratic excess Foreign Affairs: Cuts have been made to streamline the system, and reduce bureaucratic excess Internal Affairs: Cuts have been made to reduce bureacratic excess and in light of recent privatisations Finance: Cuts have been made due to a more lessaiz-faire economic system |
| Date | 08:01:43, December 19, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Party of Indrala | To | Debating the Slimlining Government Spending Act |
| Message | Continued... Infrastructure: Cuts due to semi-privatisation of public transport and housing Health: Increases to strengthen the health system Education: Increases to strengthen public education and new tertiary loans system Science: Cuts to reduce bureaucratic excess Agriculture: Cuts due to more market oriented agriculture Trade: Increases to strengthen our manufacturing sector |
| Date | 11:18:04, December 19, 2006 CET | From | Indrala Harmony Party | To | Debating the Slimlining Government Spending Act |
| Message | Is the cut really necessary? Indrala has a superavit. Anyway, we can't vote for an increase in defence spending. |
| Date | 03:16:52, December 20, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Party of Indrala | To | Debating the Slimlining Government Spending Act |
| Message | OOC: I think a superavit is budget surplus. Being from Australia I have not come across the term. I will proceed with the assumption that that is what the word means. We don't need the surplus that we have, it is not fair to taxpayers who should have a greater degree of freedom to spend their income as they see fit. Also, by slimlining government we will encourage growth. The budget increase in defence would be strictly used for defensive purposes and to assist embattled allies abroad. I think i speak on behalf of the entire legislature in saying that Indrala should never aspire to becoming an expansionist nation. Even so, we still need to defend ourselves, whether through prevention or defence. The SLP understands that the IHP is ideologically opposed to military increases and war in general, but surely it understands that having an adequate defence is a prerequisite for peace. If we have no defence, we invite invaders. With an adequate one, we deter them. There is no room for sticking to an anti-military ideology when Indrala is surrounded by war mongering, totalitarian, fascist, chauvanistic despots. We want peace too, and that is what this budget allows for. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 337 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 405 |
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