“Very serious ! Great”
New Defence and Economic Satbility Budget
Proposed by Alliance · Passed 3 Oct 2024
Rationale
Tax raises are temporary. We will do as much as we can to reduce them as soon as possible. But our debt is too high and requires shared efforts.
Figures show the previous budget where they changed the new value.
Annual Spending
| Category | $ per capita | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Welfare | $1,066 | $50.0bn | |
| Retirement | $2,004 $2,122 | $94.0bn $99.5bn | |
| Healthcare | $2,420 | $113.5bn | |
| Education | $1,642 | $77.0bn | |
| Housing | $618 | $29.0bn | |
| Justice, Police & Internal Security | $704 | $33.0bn | |
| Defence | $842 $1,706 | $39.5bn $80.0bn | |
| Environment & Climate | $256 | $12.0bn | |
| Business Support | $640 $1,066 | $30.0bn $50.0bn | |
| Arts, Culture & Media | $247 | $11.6bn | |
| Foreign Aid | $64 $85 | $3.0bn $4.0bn | |
| Roads & Highways | $381 | $17.9bn | |
| Public Transport & Rail | $305 | $14.3bn | |
| Energy Infrastructure | $228 | $10.7bn | |
| Ports & Airports | $152 | $7.1bn | |
| Total | $542.6bn $609.6bn |
Vote tally
Senado
PassedFor: 155 / 212 filled seats (73.1%) — needs 50.0%
Against: 57 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Proposer | 97 | Yes | No reason given |
| Costavela Democratic Union | 0 | Not voted | |
| Costavela Workers' Front | 12 | No | This budget is extremely dangerous for workers and will condemn low-income earners to misery. We support a gradual tax increase to properly fund public services and increase defense spending just like our voters demand, but we cannot accept a 5% sudden increase on the lowest tier income tax. In fact, it is outrageous that the boldest increase is in the lowest income tier. In addition, the proposed spending goals do not benefit workers, but business people. |
| Revolutionary Socialist Union | 45 | No | If they're going to raise taxes, at least compensate the working class with more investment in infrastructure, healthcare, and social welfare, because they're the ones who work every day, not these government bureaucrats who only collect their salaries while the working class suffers. We will reject this budget until our demands are met. And the debt issue is just an excuse to raise taxes on the people without remorse, oppressors! |
| Solidarity Alliance | 0 | Not voted | |
| Youth Of Costa | 58 | Yes | Very serious ! Great |
Congress of Deputies
PassedFor: 196 / 270 filled seats (72.6%) — needs 50.0%
Against: 74 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Proposer | 108 | Yes | No reason given |
| Costavela Democratic Union | 0 | Not voted | |
| Costavela Workers' Front | 25 | No | This budget is extremely dangerous for workers and will condemn low-income earners to misery. We support a gradual tax increase to properly fund public services and increase defense spending just like our voters demand, but we cannot accept a 5% sudden increase on the lowest tier income tax. In fact, it is outrageous that the boldest increase is in the lowest income tier. In addition, the proposed spending goals do not benefit workers, but business people. |
| Revolutionary Socialist Union | 49 | No | If they're going to raise taxes, at least compensate the working class with more investment in infrastructure, healthcare, and social welfare, because they're the ones who work every day, not these government bureaucrats who only collect their salaries while the working class suffers. We will reject this budget until our demands are met. And the debt issue is just an excuse to raise taxes on the people without remorse, oppressors! |
| Solidarity Alliance | 0 | Not voted | |
| Youth Of Costa | 88 | Yes | Very serious ! Great |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“If they're going to raise taxes, at least compensate the working class with more investment in infrastructure, healthcare, and social welfare, because they're the ones who work every day, not these government bureaucrats who only collect their salaries while the working class suffers. We will reject this budget until our demands are met. And the debt issue is just an excuse to raise taxes on the people without remorse, oppressors!”
“This budget is extremely dangerous for workers and will condemn low-income earners to misery. We support a gradual tax increase to properly fund public services and increase defense spending just like our voters demand, but we cannot accept a 5% sudden increase on the lowest tier income tax. In fact, it is outrageous that the boldest increase is in the lowest income tier. In addition, the proposed spending goals do not benefit workers, but business people.”