[Speaker] 8th - 9th March Session
Day 3,396, 10:35
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Evenin' all.
After Blacklist's resignation I have taken over the reins of Speaker until either I die or you find someone better.
The current discussion in Congress is regarding import tax on housing. Wingfield started this off and produced an article on the subject.
The initial vote has been defeated 18-17. I believe this was primarily because the majority thought the 10% figure too high; but it was very close, so I expect after further discussion a secondary vote on this matter will be proposed with a lower percentage.
There's not much else going on in the eUK at the moment....other than a failed military coup by Trico, a rebrand of the United Kingdom Reform Party as Dappers' personal harem and a surge in membership of the British Patriots making them the number ONE party in the eUK.
All in all, a quiet March so far really....
If you have anything you want to be brought to the attention of Congress, either message me or write a comment below.
Thanking you kindly,
WookieO
Speaker of the eHouse of Commons
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Personally I'd be interested to see what the effect would be on an increase of the import tax on housing to a level of 4% or 5%.
a couple moar pennies in the jar.
Ain't really worth screwing producers out of profit for the amount th country would get.
It'd only be screwing forig producers and not really that much either.
It's meddling for meddlings sake.
You used to enjoy meddling, you're getting old.
This ain't my kind of meddling, you know better than most Wook 😉
plus you know I love me some low taxes
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If we all chipped in a few quid now and again, we could live in a Utopian 1%!
Let me lead by example http://prntscr.com/ehkqro gained more tax right there then you would get from me in a month of Sundays regardless of the tax rate.
I think that 5% import tax on housing will be good point for the market observation. if there are no major objections I will start the proposal.
You're alright.
I believe in low work taxes and selective import taxes to protect eUK owned companies and their owners from the costs of high wages and foreign dumping. As houses are the industry with the narrowest margins some protection from undercutting by outsiders.
I was going to try again next month, if in Congress. The narrowness of the defeat tells me that it is worth another try. If someone wants to propose a 5% tax for now then I'll vote for it. However, if it gets up and we look at the figures, I fear that 5% won't be enough to deter the dumpers. It would only put up the price of a Q5 house by 500 and a Q1 by 50. On the other hand, I agree that we need to be sensitive to the ordinary Q1 house buyer. However, the price need not rise much as long as the buyers have access to eUK owned stock and the local owners are guaranteed more sales.