Twenty-four percent is daylight robbery when our peers are only charging seventeen, and we’re demanding it be slashed to fifteen—plain and simple fairness for the people who are already skipping meals just to keep the lights on. The rest of the world knows you don’t cripple the lowest paid with a tax that’s seven points above theirs, yet our politicians still see fit to squeeze every last penny out of those who can least afford it.
The numbers behind the demand
Previous
24%
Tax rate when demanded
Right now
15%
Current tax rate
— delivered
What voters want
≤ 15%
Cut the rate to no higher than 15%
🎉 Delivered on Jan. 23, 2023 via the budget that passed.
Next election on 1 May 2027 (in 2 years).
Pledges (2)
Populares Plebis
pledged Jan. 1, 2023
Delivered
“How can low earners pay more than high earners?”
Optimates Fasces
pledged Jan. 21, 2023
Delivered
“We’re restoring the actual budget. Then, within the liberals, we had to do that”