Budget for 2019

Proposed by Pax Americana · Passed 28 Oct 2019

✅ Passed

Rationale

This budget cuts low income taxes to fulfill the pledge made by various parties. This will solve the national dissatisfaction crisis. Increases spending on education, justice and defense funded by cuts to retirement, welfare and housing. This will help make Broadlands the first country in the world with a reserve.

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

Annual Taxes

Earning band Tax rate
Personal income tax: Low earners 25% 15%
Personal income tax: Medium earners 30% 25%
Personal income tax: High earners 35% 33%
Personal income tax: Elite earners 45%

Annual Spending

Category $ per capita Amount
Social Welfare $2,136 $1,335 $800.0bn $500.0bn
Retirement $2,670 $1,602 $1,000.0bn $600.0bn
Healthcare $2,210 $828.0bn
Education $1,326 $1,762 $496.8bn $660.0bn
Housing $2,403 $854 $900.0bn $320.0bn
Justice, Police & Internal Security $553 $667 $207.0bn $250.0bn
Defence $667 $934 $250.0bn $350.0bn
Environment & Climate $534 $200.0bn
Business Support $332 $124.2bn
Arts, Culture & Media $221 $187 $82.8bn $70.0bn
Foreign Aid $221 $82.8bn
Roads & Highways $477 $178.6bn
Public Transport & Rail $381 $142.9bn
Energy Infrastructure $286 $107.1bn
Ports & Airports $191 $71.4bn
Total $5,471.6bn $4,485.0bn

Vote tally

Senate

Failed
13Yes 1No 22Not voted 36 seats

For: 13 / 36 filled seats (36.1%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 22

Party Seats Vote
Broadlands People's Alliance 0 Not voted
Broadlands Social Democrats 0 Not voted
Green Social Union 14 Not voted
Homeland Union 23 Not voted
Liberal Freedom 1 No
Liberal Front 13 Yes
Pax Americana Proposer 0 Yes
People's Revolutionary Communist Front 13 Not voted
Popular Action Of Society 0 Abstain
Progressive Reform 15 Not voted

House of Representatives

Failed
139Yes 47No 115Not voted 301 seats

For: 139 / 301 filled seats (46.2%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 47 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 115

Party Seats Vote
Broadlands People's Alliance 2 Not voted
Broadlands Social Democrats 0 Not voted
Green Social Union 82 Not voted
Homeland Union 126 Not voted
Liberal Freedom 47 No
Liberal Front 66 Yes
Pax Americana Proposer 73 Yes
People's Revolutionary Communist Front 54 Not voted
Popular Action Of Society 0 Abstain
Progressive Reform 62 Not voted

Voting record

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

Liberal Front
Voted Sept. 11, 2019
Yes

“a balanced budget which will allow us to repay the debt while eliminating bloat and cutting taxes, still spending on key sectors such as education”

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