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Tax relief for all Luthorians - except the 1% passed by Senate.
January 22nd, 5661



After numerous threats by Senators to hold off the Government’s tax relief plan - in a desperate bid to protect their privileges and those of the wealthiest 1% of Luthorians, the upper house finally ascended to the people’s will and passed upon its second introduction in the upper house, the tax reform bill proposed by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Dr. Rosenbach. After having previously rejected the proposal after an internal revolt from some fringe elements of the Labour Party, the proposal passed nonetheless after the refusal from the Chamber of Representatives to revise the proposal to include the Senate’s amendments, which would have seen some taxes implemented against the wealthiest Luthorians being either reduced in intensity or being outright removed. The Chamber of Representatives voted down any proposals aiming at changing in any way possible the tax plan, forcing the Senate’s hand towards a reluctant and short majority vote in the Second Chamber.

With these new taxes being implemented on July 1st, 5661, it seems that the only ones who aren’t happy are the rich and corporations, who now have to pay a new dozen taxes to pay their fair share to society. From the implementation of a property tax, to the increase of the income tax for the top 1% of Luthorians and to the implementation of a succession tax, something that had been abolished under previous Conservative administrations, it seems that finally, an administration is taking the plight of the average Joe seriously, by proposing real solutions to put the Luthorian people first and foremost, before corporations and greedy politicians, businessmen and others.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer expressed “great satisfaction” that the tax proposal was passed by the Senate after having previously stated “frustration” with the Second Chamber’s “obstruction” following the first rejection of his tax proposal. He nevertheless stated that this was a “great victory” for the working class of this nation, commenting that the tax cuts and welfare bonuses being increased for those who are less fortunate will be “crucial” in restoring faith in Luthorian social justice. The Prime Minister also released a statement congratulating Parliament for passing an “incredible milestone” for social justice, even with the opposition of Senators upon the Bill’s first proposal to Parliament. The Leader of the Senate, Mrs. Sanders, while satisfied with the overall outcome, also lamented a “lack of cooperative feelings” between both the Chamber and the Senate, which prevented the Bill’s first passage.

The Government marks its first major legislative success, as the finance bill was considered as being one of the government’s key priorities entering its term. Although, it should be noted that merely a part of the overall finance bill has been passed by Parliament, Chancellor Rosenbach stated that the Government would table its budget in April, alongside an £750 billion investment package towards key industrial sectors, such investments are going to be joined by other government investment packages over the course of the term, but this bold course of action aiming at reinvigorating Luthori’s declining industrial sector, it marks a stark contrast to the pro-business and pro-finance policies usually enacted by Conservative governments.

Chancellor Rosenbach and Prime Minister Miles seems to have left doubt upon which sectors are going to see increased government funding and those who will not, for example, one thing that is certain with this government is the fact that the military budget is going to be decreased in the next government budget, something that leave place for increases in the education, healthcare or other departments that are in clear need of investments. It’s also going to break some of the military’s influence over politics, as the military budget has mostly been left untouched by either Tory or Labour governments.

Regardless, as numerous Luthorians rejoice over their tax cuts, the 1% only further entrench themselves in their ways, with the Conservative Party in the Senate plotting their next move to threaten the Government’s agenda, whose political capital and goodwill among more liberal-minded factions of the governing coalition being reduced by the PM’s refusal of negotiating over the proposal tax bill, suggesting harder negotiations for the government in the next years, granted that no event change this dynamic.