The Prosperity & Surplus Act (Following Demand)

Proposed by Unionist Avalon · Passed 3 Oct 2022

✅ Passed

Rationale

Leverages a strong national economy to lower the tax burden on top earners while maintaining a $286.6bn annual surplus, ensuring no budget cuts are made to healthcare, education, or social welfare.

Figures show the previous budget where they changed the new value.

Annual Taxes

Earning band Tax rate
Personal income tax: Low earners 15%
Personal income tax: Medium earners 26%
Personal income tax: High earners 40% 35%
Personal income tax: Elite earners 45% 35%

Annual Spending

Category $ per capita Amount
Social Welfare $1,171 $70.0bn
Retirement $2,291 $137.0bn
Healthcare $2,508 $150.0bn
Education $2,007 $120.0bn
Housing $669 $40.0bn
Justice, Police & Internal Security $672 $339 $40.2bn $20.3bn
Defence $585 $391 $35.0bn $23.4bn
Environment & Climate $222 $219 $13.3bn $13.1bn
Business Support $669 $635 $40.0bn $38.0bn
Arts, Culture & Media $172 $169 $10.3bn $10.1bn
Foreign Aid $55 $54 $3.3bn $3.2bn
Roads & Highways $364 $299 $21.8bn $17.9bn
Public Transport & Rail $291 $239 $17.4bn $14.3bn
Energy Infrastructure $219 $180 $13.1bn $10.7bn
Ports & Airports $146 $120 $8.7bn $7.2bn
Total $720.1bn $675.2bn

Vote tally

Parliament

Passed
54Yes 24No 22Not voted 100 seats

For: 54 / 100 filled seats (54.0%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 24 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 22

Party Seats Vote
Avalon Commonwealth 9 Not voted
Cashmen 22 Yes
Centrist Zone 25 Yes
Democratic Group 24 No
Twin Avalon 2 Not voted
Unionist Avalon Proposer 7 Yes

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Cashmen
Voted Oct. 3, 2022
Yes

“thanks for fixing my screwup.”

Centrist Zone
Voted Oct. 1, 2022
Yes

“We support this budget to help Cashman fulfill its promise”

Democratic Group
Voted Sept. 30, 2022
No

“We vehemently oppose a budget which not only gives the wealthy a free pass when it comes to tax, but also cuts spending which currently improves the lives of Avalonians.”

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