Budget Surplus Increase Proposal

Proposed by Social Democratic Union · Passed 12 May 2018

✅ Passed

Adjusts taxes and further reduces spending to increase the budget surplus and pay off debts faster.

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

Annual Taxes

Earning band	Tax rate
Personal income tax: Low earners	19%
Personal income tax: Medium earners	24% 23%
Personal income tax: High earners	28% 29%
Personal income tax: Elite earners	30% 32%

Category	$ per capita	Peers	% of budget	Amount
Social Welfare	$1,035	$1,046	8.7% 8.8%	$1,039.4bn
Retirement	$2,957 $2,887	$1,951	24.9% 24.5%	$2,970.0bn $2,900.0bn
Healthcare	$2,369	$2,397	20.0% 20.1%	$2,380.0bn
Education	$1,593	$1,649	13.4% 13.5%	$1,600.0bn
Housing	$548	$603	4.6%	$550.0bn
Justice, Police & Internal Security	$647	$683	5.5%	$649.6bn
Defence	$747	$827	6.3%	$750.0bn
Environment & Climate	$239	$235	2.0%	$240.0bn
Business Support	$388	$593	3.3%	$389.8bn
Arts, Culture & Media	$219	$258	1.8% 1.9%	$220.0bn
Foreign Aid	$199	$69	1.7%	$200.0bn
Roads & Highways	$331	$385	2.8%	$332.1bn
Public Transport & Rail	$265	$305	2.2%	$265.7bn
Energy Infrastructure	$198	$232	1.7%	$199.3bn
Ports & Airports	$132	$157	1.1%	$132.9bn
Total			100.0%	$11,918.8bn $11,848.8bn

Passed

518Yes 0No 482Not voted 1000 seats

For: 518 / 1000 filled seats (51.8%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 482

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Democratic Liberty Coalition	812	Not voted
Ecologist Movement	0	Not voted
Good Governance Coalition	0	Not voted
Labour Alliance	0	Not voted
National Union Of Nova Artaris	0	Not voted
Progress Movement	188	Not voted
Social Democratic Union Proposer	518	Yes	No reason given

Passed

207Yes 0No 193Not voted 400 seats

For: 207 / 400 filled seats (51.8%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 193

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Democratic Liberty Coalition	288	Not voted
Ecologist Movement	0	Not voted
Good Governance Coalition	0	Not voted
Labour Alliance	0	Not voted
National Union Of Nova Artaris	0	Not voted
Progress Movement	0	Not voted
Social Democratic Union Proposer	207	Yes	No reason given

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