NSG Senate Chamber [NSG Senate] - Version 3

[Venaleria]

Not possible.

[Lamaredia]

Not possible.

Ah, alright then.

[Geilinor]

Vaccination Act
Written By: Geilinor | Urgency: Medium | Category: Health
Sponsored By: NEO Rome Republic (NDP), Fulflood (NDP), Battlion(NDP), Mediciano (IP), Divitaen (CMP)

The Senate of Aurentina,

RECOGNIZING the success of vaccination campaigns in eliminating or reducing severe and often fatal diseases such as smallpox, polio, and measles.
NOTING that vaccination is the most effective way to prevent disease and that herd immunity prevents the likelihood that a susceptible individual will come into contact with an infected individual. Herd mentality is important for those who are not able to be vaccinated due to other health problems.
NEVERTHELESS REALIZING that more and more people are opting out of receiving vaccinations due to misconceptions about their safety,
SEEKING to prevent a decline of vaccination rates.

Hereby defines the following terms:

1. Vaccination: The administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate an individual's immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen.

Hereby mandates the following:

Section 1: Availability of vaccinations
1. The Ministry of Health shall work with manufacturers of vaccinations to ensure that enough are available to vaccinate every resident of Aurentina.
2. Vaccinations shall be fully paid for through the national healthcare system.

Section 2: Public Education Campaigns
1. The Ministry of Health shall produce advertisements describing the benefits of vaccinations and the way they are produced.
2. The Ministry of Health shall design public awareness campaigns to reach the greatest number of people.
3. Public schools shall provide instruction on vaccinations to students that is appropriate to the given grade level.

I'd like to add this to the queue.

[Beta Test]

I vote AYE to all bills at vote, except the SSA and REA-2, to which I abstain.

[The Nihilistic view]

JKMPE: Yay
SFA: Yay
SSA: Yay
REA2: Yay
BCA: Yay
APSA: Yay
F29BS: Yay

[Minarchist States]

I humbly submit this to thee:

JKMPE: Abstain
SFA: Nay
SSA: Aye
REA2: Aye
BCA: Aye
APSA: Nay
F29BS: Aye

[Tsuken]

AYE to all, exception the REA2, to which I ABSTAIN.

[Maryginia]

Joseph Kourie Memorial Park Establishment - Aye
- State Funerals Act - Aye
- Senate Salaries Act - Nay
- Republican Executive Act II - Aye
- Birthright Citizenship Act - Aye
- The Aurentine Postal Service Act - Nay
- February 29th Birth Standardization - Abstain

[Battlion]

Joseph Kourie Memorial Park Establishment - Aye
State Funerals Act - Aye
Senate Salaries Act - Abstain
Republican Executive Act II - Nay
Birthright Citizenship Act - Aye
The Aurentine Postal Service Act - Aye
February 29th Birth Standardization - Aye

[Senate President pro Tempore]

Vaccination Act
Written By: Geilinor | Urgency: Medium | Category: Health
Sponsored By: NEO Rome Republic (NDP), Fulflood (NDP), Battlion(NDP), Mediciano (IP), Divitaen (CMP)

The Senate of Aurentina,

RECOGNIZING the success of vaccination campaigns in eliminating or reducing severe and often fatal diseases such as smallpox, polio, and measles.
NOTING that vaccination is the most effective way to prevent disease and that herd immunity prevents the likelihood that a susceptible individual will come into contact with an infected individual. Herd mentality is important for those who are not able to be vaccinated due to other health problems.
NEVERTHELESS REALIZING that more and more people are opting out of receiving vaccinations due to misconceptions about their safety,
SEEKING to prevent a decline of vaccination rates.

Hereby defines the following terms:

1. Vaccination: The administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate an individual's immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen.

Hereby mandates the following:

Section 1: Availability of vaccinations
1. The Ministry of Health shall work with manufacturers of vaccinations to ensure that enough are available to vaccinate every resident of Aurentina.
2. Vaccinations shall be fully paid for through the national healthcare system.

Section 2: Public Education Campaigns
1. The Ministry of Health shall produce advertisements describing the benefits of vaccinations and the way they are produced.
2. The Ministry of Health shall design public awareness campaigns to reach the greatest number of people.
3. Public schools shall provide instruction on vaccinations to students that is appropriate to the given grade level.

I'd like to add this to the queue.

I have added the bill to the queue

- Battlion

[Maklohi Vai]

I second Ainin's motion.

[Battlion]

I shall third Ainin's motion

[Neo Rome Republic]

I fourth Ainin's motion.

[Belmaria]

Point of parliamentary inquiry:

Will the opposition budget proposal be voted on simultaneously with the government budget proposal?

[Senate President pro Tempore]

Point of parliamentary inquiry:

Will the opposition budget proposal be voted on simultaneously with the government budget proposal?

Oppositions don't propose budgets... There isn't an Opposition proposal anyway and it hasn't been submitted to the queue so it won't be voted on.

- Battlion

[Mkuki]

I fifth Ainin's motion to bring the budget bill to the floor.

[Belmaria]

Responsible Budget of 2013
Authors: Belmaria (LP) New Bierstaat (LP) Urgency: Severe SIMBEDS Category: Business and Finance Sponsors: Skeckoa (LP) Central and Eastern Visayas (Ind) Nihilistic View (IP)

Personal Taxation
The following formula will be used to allocate tax rates to various income levels. The highest tax rate shall be 40%.

The maximum tax rate, given as b in the formula, will be set at 40%.
The maximum standard tax deduction, given as c in the formula, will be set at 40%.
The base taxable income unit, given as a in the formula, will be set at 20,000 GBP.
The decreasing deduction factor, given as r in the formula, will be set at two (2).

Explanation:
The maximum standard tax deduction shall be applied to individuals with an income of -0- in the past year.
For every base taxable income unit earned by the taxpayer, the maximum standard tax deduction will be divided by the decreasing deduction factor once. The result is the individual tax deduction to which the taxpayer is entitled. This deduction will be subtracted from the maximum tax rate to determine the tax rate paid by the taxpayer.

Business Taxation
The formula used in the personal tax calculations above will be used for business taxation, with the following modifications:

The maximum tax rate, given as b in the formula, will be set at 30%.
The maximum standard tax deduction, given as c in the formula, will be set at 25%.
The base taxable income unit, given as a in the formula, will be set at 1,000,000 GBP.
The decreasing deduction factor, given as r in the formula, will be set at ten (10).

Spending allocation:
The following list outlines amounts of funding to be allocated to each area of government.
Defence - £15,000,000,000
Foreign Affairs - £2,500,000,000
International Development - £2,500,000,000
Culture and Sports - £1,000,000,000
Business Safety - £2,000,000,000
Interior - £1,000,000,000
Labour - £40,000,000,000
Justice - £15,000,000,000
Finance and Treasury - £2,000,000,000
Education - £45,000,000,000
Research - £8,000,000,000
Environment - £2,000,000,000
Transportation - £20,000,000,000
Telecommunications - £4,000,000,000
Energy - £25,000,000,000
Health - £70,000,000,000


Overall Figures:
Personal Income Tax Revenue: £144,422,034,907.03
Business Income Tax Revenue: £104,778,834,972.29
Tariff Revenue: £16,500,000,000
Total Revenue: £265,700,869,879

Expenditures: £255,000,000,000

Operating Surplus: £10,700,869,879

[The Nihilistic view]

Oppositions don't propose budgets... There isn't an Opposition proposal anyway and it hasn't been submitted to the queue so it won't be voted on.

- Battlion

This has been amended:

Responsible Budget of 2013
Authors: Belmaria (LCP) New Bierstaat (LCP) Urgency: Severe SIMBEDS Category: Business and Finance Sponsors: Skeckoa (LCP) Central and Eastern Visayas (Ind)

Personal Taxation:
The following formula will be used to allocate tax rates to various income levels. The highest tax rate shall be 30%.
(Image)

Business Taxation:
The following formula illustrates the tax rates applied at various levels of business income The highest rate will be 25%.
t=.3-.25e^-(2.526x/1,000,000)
t = tax rate paid
x = business profit earned in the previous year

Spending allocation:
The following list outlines amounts of funding to be allocated to each area of government.
Defense - 10% (£25,241,582,638.50)
Welfare - 15% (£37,862,373,957.75)
Emergency Management - 15% (£37,862,373,957.75)
Administration - 5% (£12,620,791,319.25)
Education - 20% (£50,483,165,277)
Labor - 5% (£12,620,791,319.25)
Research and Environment - 5% (£12,620,791,319.25)
Infrastructure and Communications - 10% (£25,241,582,638.50)
Energy - 10% (£25,241,582,638.50)


Overall Figures:
Personal Income Tax Revenue: £144,422,034,907.03
Business Income Tax Revenue: £104,778,834,972.29
Tariff Revenue: £16,500,000,000
Total Revenue: £265,700,869,879

Expenditures: £252,415,826,385

Operating Surplus: £13,285,043,494

This was never submitted? Really? (outdated version. There was a fifth sponsor but I don't remember who it was)

I was an intended sponsor at the time.

[Senate President pro Tempore]

Oppositions don't propose budgets... There isn't an Opposition proposal anyway and it hasn't been submitted to the queue so it won't be voted on.

- Battlion

This has been amended:

Responsible Budget of 2013
Authors: Belmaria (LCP) New Bierstaat (LCP) Urgency: Severe SIMBEDS Category: Business and Finance Sponsors: Skeckoa (LCP) Central and Eastern Visayas (Ind)

Personal Taxation:
The following formula will be used to allocate tax rates to various income levels. The highest tax rate shall be 30%.
(Image)

Business Taxation:
The following formula illustrates the tax rates applied at various levels of business income The highest rate will be 25%.
t=.3-.25e^-(2.526x/1,000,000)
t = tax rate paid
x = business profit earned in the previous year

Spending allocation:
The following list outlines amounts of funding to be allocated to each area of government.
Defense - 10% (£25,241,582,638.50)
Welfare - 15% (£37,862,373,957.75)
Emergency Management - 15% (£37,862,373,957.75)
Administration - 5% (£12,620,791,319.25)
Education - 20% (£50,483,165,277)
Labor - 5% (£12,620,791,319.25)
Research and Environment - 5% (£12,620,791,319.25)
Infrastructure and Communications - 10% (£25,241,582,638.50)
Energy - 10% (£25,241,582,638.50)


Overall Figures:
Personal Income Tax Revenue: £144,422,034,907.03
Business Income Tax Revenue: £104,778,834,972.29
Tariff Revenue: £16,500,000,000
Total Revenue: £265,700,869,879

Expenditures: £252,415,826,385

Operating Surplus: £13,285,043,494

This was never submitted? Really? (outdated version. There was a fifth sponsor but I don't remember who it was)

Please link me to the post, in the terms of whether this is to be accepted I'm going to defer judgement to the President of the Senate (VP) although I personally do not see the harm in doing so. It's a bit of a dangerous precedent to allow multiple budgets at once, when the government is the one who presents the budget in a parliamentary democracy like this one.

- Battlion

[Senate President pro Tempore]

This was never submitted? Really? (outdated version. There was a fifth sponsor but I don't remember who it was)

I was an intended sponsor at the time.

Senator Johnson, you are still required to withdraw earlier remarks as well as the official warning being given by admins.

Please withdraw.

[The Nihilistic view]

I was an intended sponsor at the time.

Senator Johnson, you are still required to withdraw earlier remarks as well as the official warning being given by admins.

Please withdraw.

Look you get a warning if you don't withdraw. I got a warning so withdrawing is not necessary that is how it works. I have already posted what I think in the lobby about asking me to withdraw ICly about an OOC issue then warning me OOC, so let's leave it there. The above post is about a bill getting into the queue thus is entirely appropriate.

[Inyourfaceistan]

Joseph Kourie Memorial Park Establishment - Nay
State Funerals Act - Aye
Senate Salaries Act - NAY
Republican Executive Act II - Aye
Birthright Citizenship Act - Aye
The Aurentine Postal Service Act - Nay
February 29th Birth Standardization - Nay

[Senate President pro Tempore]

Senator Johnson, you are still required to withdraw earlier remarks as well as the official warning being given by admins.

Please withdraw.

Look you get a warning if you don't withdraw. I got a warning so withdrawing is not necessary that is how it works. I have already posted what I think in the lobby about asking me to withdraw ICly about an OOC issue then warning me OOC, so let's leave it there. The above post is about a bill getting into the queue thus is entirely appropriate.

Doesn't mean you shouldn't withdraw, now please withdraw.

A warning does not excuse you... so withdraw and accept the comments were out of place... You're above comments are fine the earlier ones were not.

Please take this into the lobby if you wish to discuss further or simply withdraw.

- Battlion

[Belmaria]

Wow I haven't voted yet...

I vote AYE to all bills

[Divitaen]

Senator de Divitiae votes as follows:

Joseph Kourie Memorial Park Establishment - AYE
State Funerals Act - AYE
Senate Salaries Act - AYE
Republican Executive Act II - AYE
Birthright Citizenship Act - AYE
The Aurentine Postal Service Act - AYE
February 29th Birth Standardization - AYE