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CLAIRON PICARD
 
FC INTRODUCES TAX REDUCTION AND BUDGET SHIFTING PROPOSAL
 
Finance Ministry, May 16, 5579:  Federation Canrille has introduced in the Chamber of Deputies a bill to add to the Infrastructure and Transport and to the Defense budgets while reducing the Environment and Tourism budget. The bill would further reduce sales taxes by about 40%. CLAIRON PICARD asked Finance Minister Michel Malfois for what the bill was aiming, and Malfois replied:
 

Several things.  The Defense budget increase would allow us to absorb the upkeep of the 4th Imperial Fleet, a gift from the United Kingdom, which would also allow existing funding to bring our submarines out of drydock.
 
The Infrastructure and Transport increase would allow us to subsidize building another nuclear reactor with a view to providing nuclear power to all of Silliers Province rather than just the capital.  It would also provide funding for completing the Trans Seleyan Railroad.
 
We hope this measure will make it through the Chamber of Deputies. If it does we can get to the difficult matter of pushing taxes down to acceptable levels.

Finance Minister Malfois