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New Bengal Reconstruction Act
WHEREAS the island of New Bengal has been devastated by the ravages of civil war,
WHEREAS reconstruction of New Bengal is crucial to alleviate human suffering and to protect the welfare of the island of Eutopia as a whole,
WHEREAS the countries of the island of Eutopia are bound by ties of history, kinship, respect, and an obligation of mutual regard,
THEREFORE the General Assembly enacts the following.
Part I. Funding
1. Under the terms of this Act, the United Provinces of Eutopia shall intially contribute a total of 1.8 BP to New Bengal reconstruction. This amount shall be financed in accordance with Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Act.
2. The Term XIV Budget allocates 0.75 BP to tax cuts. With passage of this Act, these tax cuts shall be re-allocated as follows, in a manner that devotes 0.55 BP to New Bengal reconstruction:
(a) 0.1 BP shall be used to implement a general corporate tax cut;
(b) 0.1 BP shall be used to raise the minimum threshold of all income tax brackets in a uniform fashion;
(c) 0.2 BP shall be allocated to tax cuts for individuals, organizations, and corporations investing in the New Bengal reconstruction effort during Term XIV, commensurate with the amount invested;
(d) individuals, organizations, and corporations shall have the opportunity to donate to a New Bengal Solidarity Fund, to be established in accordance with Sections 7, 8 and 12 of this Act; during Term XIV, all contributions to that Fund shall be tax-deductible, up to a total amount of 0.35 BP;
(e) with passage of this Act, the Tax Relief and Reform Act shall be dismissed without discussion or vote;
(f) any monies from (c) or (d) which cannot be allocated should there be a lower than expected take-up shall be given directly by the United Province of Eutopia to the New Bengal Solidarity Fund.
3. The Term XIV Budget allocates 0.5 BP to payment of debts incurred in Term XIII. Debt payment shall be deferred to Term XV, and:
(a) 0.1BP of these funds shall instead be allocated to the New Bengal Solidarity Fund;
(b) 0.4BP of these funds shall be allocated to the New Bengal Solidarity Fund, but the Ministry of Social Services shall be allowed to draw upon a proportion of these funds, provided they have the approval of the Minister of Finance and the Presidency, should there be a serious shortage of funds for relief efforts in the WET.
4. The Term XIV Budget projects a budget surplus of 0.25 BP. These funds shall be allocated to the New Bengal Solidarity Fund.
5. The Term XIV Budget allocated an 0.5 BP increase to foreign affairs. These funds shall instead be allocated to the New Bengal Solidarity Fund.
6. Nothing in this Act prevents the General Assembly from allocating additional funds, in any amount or manner it sees fit, to the New Bengal reconstruction effort by way of future legislation, if this is deemed necessary.
Part II. Dispersal of Funds
7. With passage of this Act, the President shall be required to establish a government agency by the name of New Bengal Solidarity Fund. The purpose of that agency shall be to raise funds for New Bengal reconstruction in accordance with Section 2.(d) of this Act and to disperse any funds it raises in this manner, and further to disperse any funds that are allocated to it in accordance with Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Act.
8. The New Bengal Solidarity Fund shall operate under the auspices of the office of the President. The President shall appoint a Director to oversee the operations of the Fund.
9. The New Bengal Solidarity Fund shall disperse the funds allocated to it by way of transfer to that government agency charged by the Tilapian government with overseeing, financing, planning and implementing the New Bengal reconstruction effort.
10. Further to Section 9 of this Act, the New Bengal Solidarity Fund shall transfer any funds in bi-annual installments, subject to satisfactory usage of those funds by the Tilapian government agency in question. Satisfactory usage requires that Eutopian funds allocated to the Tilapian government agency in question are used in a manner that is both transparent and takes into account, as far as practicable, the demands and concerns of the government of the Tilapian province of New Bengal as regards reconstruction.
11. The New Bengal Solidarity Fund must prepare a report on its operations and dispersal of funds at the end of Term XIV, and the end of any future Term should its existence be extended. Any such report must be submitted to the General Assembly for approval.
12. The New Bengal Solidarity Fund shall initially be established for the remainder of Term XIV. Its existence may be extended by the General Assembly if deemed necessary.
New Bengal Reconstruction Act
WHEREAS the island of New Bengal has been devastated by the ravages of civil war,
WHEREAS reconstruction of New Bengal is crucial to alleviate human suffering and to protect the welfare of the island of Eutopia as a whole,
WHEREAS the countries of the island of Eutopia are bound by ties of history, kinship, respect, and an obligation of mutual regard,
THEREFORE the General Assembly enacts the following.
Part I. Funding
1. Under the terms of this Act, the United Provinces of Eutopia shall intially contribute a total of 1.8 BP to New Bengal reconstruction. This amount shall be financed in accordance with Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Act.
2. The Term XIV Budget allocates 0.75 BP to tax cuts. With passage of this Act, these tax cuts shall be re-allocated as follows, in a manner that devotes 0.55 BP to New Bengal reconstruction:
(a) 0.1 BP shall be used to implement a general corporate tax cut;
(b) 0.1 BP shall be used to raise the minimum threshold of all income tax brackets in a uniform fashion;
(c) 0.2 BP shall be allocated to tax cuts for individuals, organizations, and corporations investing in the New Bengal reconstruction effort during Term XIV, commensurate with the amount invested;
(d) individuals, organizations, and corporations shall have the opportunity to donate to a New Bengal Solidarity Fund, to be established in accordance with Sections 7, 8 and 12 of this Act; during Term XIV, all contributions to that Fund shall be tax-deductible, up to a total amount of 0.35 BP;
(e) with passage of this Act, the Tax Relief and Reform Act shall be dismissed without discussion or vote;
(f) any monies from (c) or (d) which cannot be allocated should there be a lower than expected take-up shall be given directly by the United Province of Eutopia to the New Bengal Solidarity Fund.
3. The Term XIV Budget allocates 0.5 BP to payment of debts incurred in Term XIII. Debt payment shall be deferred to Term XV, and:
(a) 0.1BP of these funds shall instead be allocated to the New Bengal Solidarity Fund;
(b) 0.4BP of these funds shall be allocated to the New Bengal Solidarity Fund, but the Ministry of Social Services shall be allowed to draw upon a proportion of these funds, provided they have the approval of the Minister of Finance and the Presidency, should there be a serious shortage of funds for relief efforts in the WET.
4. The Term XIV Budget projects a budget surplus of 0.25 BP. These funds shall be allocated to the New Bengal Solidarity Fund.
5. The Term XIV Budget allocated an 0.5 BP increase to foreign affairs. These funds shall instead be allocated to the New Bengal Solidarity Fund.
6. Nothing in this Act prevents the General Assembly from allocating additional funds, in any amount or manner it sees fit, to the New Bengal reconstruction effort by way of future legislation, if this is deemed necessary.
Part II. Dispersal of Funds
7. With passage of this Act, the President shall be required to establish a government agency by the name of New Bengal Solidarity Fund. The purpose of that agency shall be to raise funds for New Bengal reconstruction in accordance with Section 2.(d) of this Act and to disperse any funds it raises in this manner, and further to disperse any funds that are allocated to it in accordance with Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Act.
8. The New Bengal Solidarity Fund shall operate under the auspices of the office of the President. The President shall appoint a Director to oversee the operations of the Fund.
9. The New Bengal Solidarity Fund shall disperse the funds allocated to it by way of transfer to that government agency charged by the Tilapian government with overseeing, financing, planning and implementing the New Bengal reconstruction effort.
10. Further to Section 9 of this Act, the New Bengal Solidarity Fund shall transfer any funds in bi-annual installments, subject to satisfactory usage of those funds by the Tilapian government agency in question. Satisfactory usage requires that Eutopian funds allocated to the Tilapian government agency in question are used in a manner that is both transparent and takes into account, as far as practicable, the demands and concerns of the government of the Tilapian province of New Bengal as regards reconstruction.
11. The New Bengal Solidarity Fund must prepare a report on its operations and dispersal of funds at the end of Term XIV, and the end of any future Term should its existence be extended. Any such report must be submitted to the General Assembly for approval.
12. The New Bengal Solidarity Fund shall initially be established for the remainder of Term XIV. Its existence may be extended by the General Assembly if deemed necessary.
