“This budget is not good it's increasing massive taxes on the working class and also cutting the subsidies they are getting”
Autarky Act
Proposed by National Front Of Javosca · Voting closes 26 Dec 2024
Rationale
The purpose of this budget is increasing our national reserves.
Proposed changes
- Increase personal income tax rate on low earners from 10% to 15%
- Increase personal income tax rate on medium earners from 17% to 20%
- Increase personal income tax rate on high earners from 38% to 40%
- Increase personal income tax rate on elite earners from 40% to 45%
- Decrease spending on social welfare from $110.0bn to $90.0bn
- Decrease spending on retirement from $290.0bn to $260.0bn
- Decrease spending on healthcare from $350.0bn to $300.0bn
- Decrease spending on education from $280.0bn to $250.0bn
- Decrease spending on housing from $80.0bn to $60.0bn
- Decrease spending on environment & climate from $25.0bn to $5.0bn
- Decrease spending on arts, culture & media from $60.0bn to $30.0bn
- Decrease spending on roads & highways from $48.2bn to $30.0bn
- Decrease spending on public transport & rail from $38.6bn to $30.0bn
- Decrease spending on energy infrastructure from $28.9bn to $20.0bn
- Decrease spending on ports & airports from $19.3bn to $10.0bn
This will increase tax take by $207.8bn annually.
This will decrease total budgeted spending by $245.0bn annually.
This will increase the annual surplus from $79.1bn to $531.9bn.
Checked against the same test used when a budget passes. Nothing here is decided until the vote closes.
This budget leaves the demand untouched. Short by $607 per person — $59.4bn a year more is needed.
Short by $7936 per person — $776.9bn a year more is needed.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Personal income tax: Low earners | 10% 15% | $85.7bn $128.6bn |
| Personal income tax: Medium earners | 17% 20% | $221.8bn $260.9bn |
| Personal income tax: High earners | 38% 40% | $1,297.6bn $1,365.9bn |
| Personal income tax: Elite earners | 40% 45% | $460.0bn $517.5bn |
| Total tax take | $2,065.1bn $2,272.9bn |
Annual Spending
| Category | $ per capita | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Welfare | $1,124 $919 | $110.0bn $90.0bn | |
| Retirement | $2,962 $2,656 | $290.0bn $260.0bn | |
| Healthcare | $3,575 $3,064 | $350.0bn $300.0bn | |
| Education | $2,860 $2,554 | $280.0bn $250.0bn | |
| Housing | $817 $613 | $80.0bn $60.0bn | |
| Justice, Police & Internal Security | $460 | $45.0bn | |
| Defence | $153 | $15.0bn | |
| Environment & Climate | $255 $51 | $25.0bn $5.0bn | |
| Business Support | $1,021 | $100.0bn | |
| Arts, Culture & Media | $613 $306 | $60.0bn $30.0bn | |
| Foreign Aid | $1 | $0.1bn | |
| Roads & Highways | $492 $306 | $48.2bn $30.0bn | |
| Public Transport & Rail | $394 $306 | $38.6bn $30.0bn | |
| Energy Infrastructure | $295 $204 | $28.9bn $20.0bn | |
| Ports & Airports | $197 $102 | $19.3bn $10.0bn | |
| Total | $1,490.1bn $1,245.1bn |
Vote tally
Currently failingSenate
FailingFor: 115 / 245 filled seats (46.9%) — needs 50.0%
Against: 103 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 27
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javoscan Social Alliance "future" | 27 | Not voted | |
| National Front Of Javosca Proposer | 64 | Yes | No reason given |
| Peoples Progressional Front | 51 | Yes | We need to keep the voters trust on our side and if they demand an increase than an increase is necessary. We do not want voters to bite us in the next election over a missed promise so its important to deliver we think they are demanding in a timely matter |
| Red Green Labor | 103 | No | This budget is not good it's increasing massive taxes on the working class and also cutting the subsidies they are getting |
Congress
FailingFor: 254 / 543 filled seats (46.8%) — needs 50.0%
Against: 228 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 61
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javoscan Social Alliance "future" | 61 | Not voted | |
| National Front Of Javosca Proposer | 141 | Yes | No reason given |
| Peoples Progressional Front | 113 | Yes | We need to keep the voters trust on our side and if they demand an increase than an increase is necessary. We do not want voters to bite us in the next election over a missed promise so its important to deliver we think they are demanding in a timely matter |
| Red Green Labor | 228 | No | This budget is not good it's increasing massive taxes on the working class and also cutting the subsidies they are getting |
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.
“We need to keep the voters trust on our side and if they demand an increase than an increase is necessary. We do not want voters to bite us in the next election over a missed promise so its important to deliver we think they are demanding in a timely matter”