Fundamental Rights Budget

Proposed by Democratic Union · Passed 31 Jan 2024

✅ Passed

Rationale

This budget, which aims to bring our citizens' basic needs and rights up to international standards, seeks to alleviate the tax burden on the middle and upper classes while simultaneously strengthening social welfare. The economy can only improve by maintaining balance between classes.

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

Annual Taxes

Earning band	Tax rate
Personal income tax: Low earners	0% 10%
Personal income tax: Medium earners	24% 20%
Personal income tax: High earners	34% 30%
Personal income tax: Elite earners	37%

Annual Spending

Category	$ per capita	Peers	% of budget	Amount
Social Welfare	$643 $830	$1,046	9.0% 10.4%	$31.0bn $40.0bn
Retirement	$1,245	$1,951	17.3% 15.7%	$60.0bn
Healthcare	$1,390 $1,515	$2,397	19.4% 19.1%	$67.0bn $73.0bn
Education	$996 $1,245	$1,652	13.9% 15.7%	$48.0bn $60.0bn
Housing	$311 $519	$606	4.3% 6.5%	$15.0bn $25.0bn
Justice, Police & Internal Security	$415	$683	5.8% 5.2%	$20.0bn
Defence	$809	$831	11.3% 10.2%	$39.0bn
Environment & Climate	$145	$241	2.0% 1.8%	$7.0bn
Business Support	$353	$593	4.9% 4.4%	$17.0bn
Arts, Culture & Media	$145	$258	2.0% 1.8%	$7.0bn
Foreign Aid	$21	$70	0.3%	$1.0bn
Roads & Highways	$252	$386	3.5% 3.2%	$12.1bn
Public Transport & Rail	$202	$309	2.8% 2.5%	$9.7bn
Energy Infrastructure	$151	$234	2.1% 1.9%	$7.3bn
Ports & Airports	$101	$157	1.4% 1.3%	$4.9bn
Total			100.0%	$346.0bn $383.0bn

Vote tally

Senate

Passed

152Yes 0No 93Not voted 245 seats

For: 152 / 245 filled seats (62.0%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 93

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Anarchist League	0	Not voted
Democratic Union Proposer	81	Yes	No reason given
Progressive Future	71	Yes	We should spend more on healthcare and education housing is my lease of concern by road with it
Red Alliance	13	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

101Yes 0No 62Not voted 163 seats

For: 101 / 163 filled seats (62.0%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 62

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Anarchist League	0	Not voted
Democratic Union Proposer	54	Yes	No reason given
Progressive Future	47	Yes	We should spend more on healthcare and education housing is my lease of concern by road with it
Red Alliance	0	Not voted

Voting record

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

Progressive Future

Voted Jan. 31, 2024

Yes

“We should spend more on healthcare and education housing is my lease of concern by road with it”

Current budget Budget history