“We need to restore the budget!”
Budget Restoration Act
Proposed by Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights · Passed 6 Apr 2023
Rationale
This proposal aims at restoring the previous budget with minimal modifications, so as to ensure a decent welfare, environmental protections, funds for arts and culture (seeing how TV and cinema is one of our main industries), support for small businesses and cut to wasteful expenses (defence above all). It also re-aligns tax brackets with international standards and to a sensible degree. The expected surplus will allow us to cut our debt faster in order to further lower taxes in the near future. This cabinet wants a Saxenheim where citizens, workers and entrepreneurs alike, enjoy way better-than-average services in a financially healthy, growing country.
Figures show the previous budget where they changed the new value.
Annual Spending
| Category | $ per capita | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Welfare | $618 $1,711 | $65.0bn $180.0bn | |
| Retirement | $2,852 $3,137 | $300.0bn $330.0bn | |
| Healthcare | $3,032 $3,042 | $319.0bn $320.0bn | |
| Education | $1,996 $2,091 | $210.0bn $220.0bn | |
| Housing | $760 | $80.0bn | |
| Justice, Police & Internal Security | $760 | $80.0bn | |
| Defence | $951 $570 | $100.0bn $60.0bn | |
| Environment & Climate | $19 $285 | $2.0bn $30.0bn | |
| Business Support | $713 | $75.0bn | |
| Arts, Culture & Media | $190 $380 | $20.0bn $40.0bn | |
| Foreign Aid | $0 $143 | $0.0bn $15.0bn | |
| Roads & Highways | $475 | $50.0bn | |
| Public Transport & Rail | $380 | $40.0bn | |
| Energy Infrastructure | $285 | $30.0bn | |
| Ports & Airports | $190 | $20.0bn | |
| Total | $1,391.0bn $1,570.0bn |
Vote tally
Bundesrat
PassedFor: 37 / 69 filled seats (53.6%) — needs 50.0%
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 32
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights Proposer | 16 | Yes | No reason given |
| Alliance23 | 8 | Not voted | |
| Homeland Alliance | 0 | Not voted | |
| Left Forward | 21 | Yes | We need to restore the budget! |
| Saxenheim Workers’ Union | 20 | Not voted |
Bundestag
PassedFor: 350 / 650 filled seats (53.8%) — needs 50.0%
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 300
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights Proposer | 155 | Yes | No reason given |
| Alliance23 | 75 | Not voted | |
| Homeland Alliance | 0 | Not voted | |
| Left Forward | 195 | Yes | We need to restore the budget! |
| Saxenheim Workers’ Union | 187 | Not voted |