Business Growth and Government Shrinking Budget
Proposed by New Peoples’ Alliance · Passed 29 Jan 2019
Rationale
Decrease taxes on high earners to promote job growth, decrease wasteful spending, build more housing
Figures show the previous budget where they changed the new value.
Annual Spending
| Category | $ per capita | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Welfare | $848 $697 | $20.7bn $17.0bn | |
| Retirement | $2,971 $2,910 | $72.5bn $71.0bn | |
| Healthcare | $2,123 $2,049 | $51.8bn $50.0bn | |
| Education | $1,275 $1,270 | $31.1bn $31.0bn | |
| Housing | $426 $541 | $10.4bn $13.2bn | |
| Justice, Police & Internal Security | $529 $533 | $12.9bn $13.0bn | |
| Defence | $742 $779 | $18.1bn $19.0bn | |
| Environment & Climate | $213 $0 | $5.2bn $0.0bn | |
| Business Support | $320 $328 | $7.8bn $8.0bn | |
| Arts, Culture & Media | $213 $0 | $5.2bn $0.0bn | |
| Foreign Aid | $213 $0 | $5.2bn $0.0bn | |
| Roads & Highways | $265 $263 | $6.5bn $6.4bn | |
| Public Transport & Rail | $212 $211 | $5.2bn $5.1bn | |
| Energy Infrastructure | $158 | $3.9bn | |
| Ports & Airports | $105 | $2.6bn | |
| Total | $259.0bn $240.2bn |
Vote tally
National Congress
Passed
166Yes
0No
134Not voted
300 seats
For: 166 / 300 filled seats (55.3%) — needs 50.0%
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 134
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Peoples’ Alliance Proposer | 166 | Yes | No reason given |
| Republicans | 60 | Not voted | |
| Solonia Reform League | 0 | Not voted | |
| Unity League | 146 | Not voted |