2018 National Budget

Proposed by Revolutionary Socialist Union · Passed 4 Feb 2018

✅ Passed

This initial budget aims to reduce the deficit and, conversely, slightly increase spending on the most important social and cultural areas

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

Annual Taxes

Earning band	Tax rate
Personal income tax: Low earners	25% 20%
Personal income tax: Medium earners	25% 22%
Personal income tax: High earners	25% 26%
Personal income tax: Elite earners	25% 27%

Category	$ per capita	Peers	% of budget	Amount
Social Welfare	$1,136 $1,258	$1,045	8.0% 10.4%	$53.3bn $59.0bn
Retirement	$3,977 $2,463	$1,890	28.0% 20.4%	$186.5bn $115.5bn
Healthcare	$2,840 $2,968	$2,397	20.0% 24.5%	$133.2bn $139.2bn
Education	$1,704 $1,725	$1,652	12.0% 14.3%	$79.9bn $80.9bn
Housing	$567	$606	4.0% 4.7%	$26.6bn
Justice, Police & Internal Security	$710 $701	$683	5.0% 5.8%	$33.3bn $32.9bn
Defence	$994 $418	$827	7.0% 3.5%	$46.6bn $19.6bn
Environment & Climate	$284 $241	$235	2.0%	$13.3bn $11.3bn
Business Support	$426 $320	$592	3.0% 2.6%	$20.0bn $15.0bn
Arts, Culture & Media	$284 $262	$258	2.0% 2.2%	$13.3bn $12.3bn
Foreign Aid	$284 $113	$69	2.0% 0.9%	$13.3bn $5.3bn
Roads & Highways	$355 $378	$386	2.5% 3.1%	$16.6bn $17.7bn
Public Transport & Rail	$284 $302	$309	2.0% 2.5%	$13.3bn $14.2bn
Energy Infrastructure	$213 $227	$234	1.5% 1.9%	$10.0bn $10.6bn
Ports & Airports	$142 $151	$157	1.0% 1.2%	$6.7bn $7.1bn
Total			100.0%	$665.9bn $567.2bn

Passed

114Yes 0No 84Not voted 198 seats

For: 114 / 198 filled seats (57.6%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 84

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance	97	Not voted
Costavela Democratic Union	0	Not voted
Costavela Workers' Front	12	Not voted
Revolutionary Socialist Union Proposer	114	Yes	No reason given
Solidarity Alliance	0	Not voted
Youth Of Costa	58	Not voted

Passed

170Yes 0No 109Not voted 279 seats

For: 170 / 279 filled seats (60.9%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 109

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance	108	Not voted
Costavela Democratic Union	0	Not voted
Costavela Workers' Front	25	Not voted
Revolutionary Socialist Union Proposer	170	Yes	No reason given
Solidarity Alliance	0	Not voted
Youth Of Costa	88	Not voted

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