Surplus increase

Proposed by Workers Democratic Alliance · Passed 23 Oct 2023

✅ Passed

Rationale

This budget only moves taxes up by 1-2 percent in each class while delivering what voters want.

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

Annual Taxes

Earning band	Tax rate
Personal income tax: Low earners	15% 17%
Personal income tax: Medium earners	20% 22%
Personal income tax: High earners	25% 27%
Personal income tax: Elite earners	35% 36%

Annual Spending

Category	$ per capita	Peers	% of budget	Amount
Social Welfare	$605	$1,045	8.0% 7.4%	$7.5bn
Retirement	$1,145	$1,890	15.1% 14.0%	$14.2bn
Healthcare	$2,306	$2,389	30.3% 28.1%	$28.6bn
Education	$1,250	$1,649	16.4% 15.3%	$15.5bn
Housing	$403	$603	5.3% 4.9%	$5.0bn
Justice, Police & Internal Security	$323 $669	$682	4.2% 8.2%	$4.0bn $8.3bn
Defence	$524	$831	6.9% 6.4%	$6.5bn
Environment & Climate	$40 $282	$235	0.5% 3.4%	$0.5bn $3.5bn
Business Support	$0	$593	0.0%	$0.0bn
Arts, Culture & Media	$0	$255	0.0%	$0.0bn
Foreign Aid	$0	$69	0.0%	$0.0bn
Roads & Highways	$360	$385	4.7% 4.4%	$4.5bn
Public Transport & Rail	$288	$305	3.8% 3.5%	$3.6bn
Energy Infrastructure	$216	$232	2.8% 2.6%	$2.7bn
Ports & Airports	$144	$157	1.9% 1.8%	$1.8bn
Total			100.0%	$94.3bn $101.6bn

Vote tally

Union Parliament

Passed

382Yes 0No 338Not voted 720 seats

For: 382 / 720 filled seats (53.1%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 338

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
National Development	122	Not voted
National Liberty League	206	Not voted
Sveria Socialists United	95	Yes	The SSU does not believe that justice spending needs to be increased, nor the tax rate for every bracket. However, since they have raised environmental funding, and they have recently received a democratic mandate from our recent Union Election, we will help them pass their budget
Workers Democratic Alliance Proposer	287	Yes	No reason given

National Parliament

Passed

185Yes 0No 164Not voted 349 seats

For: 185 / 349 filled seats (53.0%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 164

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
National Development	22	Not voted
National Liberty League	61	Not voted
Sveria Socialists United	185	Yes	The SSU does not believe that justice spending needs to be increased, nor the tax rate for every bracket. However, since they have raised environmental funding, and they have recently received a democratic mandate from our recent Union Election, we will help them pass their budget
Workers Democratic Alliance Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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

Sveria Socialists United

Voted Oct. 23, 2023

Yes

“The SSU does not believe that justice spending needs to be increased, nor the tax rate for every bracket. However, since they have raised environmental funding, and they have recently received a democratic mandate from our recent Union Election, we will help them pass their budget”

Current budget Budget history