“as the medium and high earners can take more tax, whilst allowing low income to grow. Just wish that at some point we can increase welfare spending”
Deficit Reduction Budget
Proposed by Left Alliance · Passed 28 Jan 2020
Rationale
We aim to reduce deficit without penalizing low income citizens
Figures show the previous budget where they changed the new value.
Annual Spending
| Category | $ per capita | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Welfare | $836 | $50.0bn | |
| Retirement | $2,676 | $160.0bn | |
| Healthcare | $2,508 | $150.0bn | |
| Education | $1,672 | $100.0bn | |
| Housing | $669 | $40.0bn | |
| Justice, Police & Internal Security | $505 $672 | $30.2bn $40.2bn | |
| Defence | $677 $644 | $40.5bn $38.5bn | |
| Environment & Climate | $222 | $13.3bn | |
| Business Support | $502 $468 | $30.0bn $28.0bn | |
| Arts, Culture & Media | $172 | $10.3bn | |
| Foreign Aid | $72 $55 | $4.3bn $3.3bn | |
| Roads & Highways | $370 $364 | $22.1bn $21.8bn | |
| Public Transport & Rail | $296 $291 | $17.7bn $17.4bn | |
| Energy Infrastructure | $222 $219 | $13.3bn $13.1bn | |
| Ports & Airports | $148 $146 | $8.9bn $8.7bn | |
| Total | $690.6bn $694.6bn |
Vote tally
Parliament
Passed
41Yes
1No
37Not voted
79 seats
For: 41 / 79 filled seats (51.9%) — needs 50.0%
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 37
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Commonwealth | 9 | Not voted | |
| Cashmen | 13 | Not voted | |
| Centrist Zone | 29 | Not voted | |
| Democratic Group | 10 | Yes | It is imperative that we tackle the economic deficit, and our coalition's budget goes a long way to achieving this. |
| Independent Freeholder League | 1 | No | Even more tax burden on our people, we will not vote in favor. |
| Left Alliance Proposer | 20 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Gaia Syndicate | 11 | Yes | as the medium and high earners can take more tax, whilst allowing low income to grow. Just wish that at some point we can increase welfare spending |
| Twin Avalon | 2 | Not voted |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
The Gaia Syndicate
Voted Jan. 28, 2020
Yes
Independent Freeholder League
Voted Jan. 26, 2020
No
“Even more tax burden on our people, we will not vote in favor.”
Democratic Group
Voted Jan. 22, 2020
Yes
“It is imperative that we tackle the economic deficit, and our coalition's budget goes a long way to achieving this.”