The pepole plegde

Proposed by The Representatief Of The Voters · Voting closes 18 Jan 2025

🗳️ Open for voting

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The voters demand: Raise arts, culture & media spending

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Rationale

This is needed because the pepole want it

Proposed changes

Increase spending on arts, culture & media from $0.1bn to $0.3bn

This will increase total budgeted spending by $0.2bn annually.

This will decrease the annual surplus from $1.9bn to $1.7bn.

Annual Budget

Annual tax take

$19.4bn

Annual spending

$13.1bn $13.3bn

Interest expense

$0.2bn

Unchanged by this budget

Annual Surplus

$1.9bn $1.7bn

After $4.2bn a year already committed by global decisions

Would this budget deliver what voters demand?

1 demand would be delivered

Checked against the same test used when a budget passes. Nothing here is decided until the vote closes.

📣 Raise arts, culture & media spending

2 parties pledged ✅ Would be delivered

Voters want

$220 / person

Right now

$100 / person

Under this budget

$300 / person

Every line of the budget as it would stand if this passes. Rows that change show the budget currently in force the new value.

Annual Taxes

Earning band	Tax rate	Tax take Tax take
Personal income tax: Low earners	8%	$0.5bn
Personal income tax: Medium earners	22%	$4.0bn
Personal income tax: High earners	32%	$8.1bn
Personal income tax: Elite earners	39%	$6.7bn
Total tax take		$19.4bn

Annual Spending

Category	$ per capita	Peers	% of budget	Amount
Social Welfare	$1,000	$1,045	7.6% 7.5%	$1.0bn
Retirement	$1,600	$1,952	12.2% 12.0%	$1.6bn
Healthcare	$2,400	$2,388	18.3% 18.0%	$2.4bn
Education	$4,300	$1,642	32.8% 32.3%	$4.3bn
Housing	$500	$606	3.8%	$0.5bn
Justice, Police & Internal Security	$400	$682	3.1% 3.0%	$0.4bn
Defence	$500	$835	3.8%	$0.5bn
Environment & Climate	$300	$235	2.3%	$0.3bn
Business Support	$1,000	$592	7.6% 7.5%	$1.0bn
Arts, Culture & Media	$100 $300	$258	0.8% 2.3%	$0.1bn $0.3bn
Foreign Aid	$0	$70	0.0%	$0.0bn
Roads & Highways	$400	$386	2.7% 3.0%	$0.4bn
Public Transport & Rail	$300	$309	2.2% 2.3%	$0.3bn
Energy Infrastructure	$200	$234	1.6% 1.5%	$0.2bn
Ports & Airports	$100	$157	1.1% 0.8%	$0.1bn
Total			100.0%	$13.1bn $13.3bn

Voting

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Vote tally

Currently failing

Parlament

Failing

14Yes 0No 31Abstained 22Not voted 67 seats

For: 14 / 67 filled seats (20.9%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 0 · Abstained: 31 · Not voted: 22

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alternative Für Holzminden	0	No	This budget increases cultural spending by $0.2 billion without strengthening essential priorities such as law enforcement, border security, or economic freedom. A strong surplus should be used responsibly, with spending focused on security, infrastructure, and conditions for a competitive economy.
Bier Für Holzminden	22	Not voted
Bündnis Für Holzminden	0	Yes	CAoH support this increase because arts, culture, and media deserve greater investment, and the additional spending is affordable while Holzminden still maintains a strong annual surplus.
The Representatief Of The Voters Proposer	14	Yes	No reason given
Union And National Renewal	31	Abstain	Acho q deveria haver mais modificações junto

A budget passes once every legislature reaches its threshold, and fails immediately if a majority votes against. If neither happens, it resolves when voting closes.

Voting record

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

Alternative Für Holzminden

Voted Dec. 17, 2024

“This budget increases cultural spending by $0.2 billion without strengthening essential priorities such as law enforcement, border security, or economic freedom. A strong surplus should be used responsibly, with spending focused on security, infrastructure, and conditions for a competitive economy.”

Bündnis Für Holzminden

Voted Dec. 14, 2024

Yes

“CAoH support this increase because arts, culture, and media deserve greater investment, and the additional spending is affordable while Holzminden still maintains a strong annual surplus.”

Union And National Renewal

Voted Nov. 19, 2024

Abstain

“Acho q deveria haver mais modificações junto”

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