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TAX CHANGES FUEL PROTESTS AGAINST VIENNA ADMINISTRATION


Counsel Pericles Vienna has had a tough beginning to his government’s first few months in power. Having said that, there seems to be progress on bipartisanship constitutional reforms, treaty negotiations and a general economic deregulation bill but the greatest publicity has descended to the changes in the tax code. Xenophon Brisbane, the Finance Minister, has proposed to cut income tax for those who earn more than 4,000 KED and limited the top income tax rate to 35%. However, those who earn below 4,000 KED will be receiving tax hikes and the tax on essential goods has risen from 1% to 10%. Corporate tax has also risen from 20% to 30%. These changes are likely to result in a net decrease in revenue for the new government but will only be visible after the tax proposal has been passed in the Ecclesia.

This I what the Finance Minister had to say about the rationale of such radical changes:

“Our intentions is to stimulate the economy. We believe we cannot do this when the current income tax system penalizes the middle and upper classes. Most of them are paying upwards of 35%. Some of them are paying 95%. This is drastically unfair. Our citizens are not just revenue streams, they are people who try hard and work for their income. When you tell someone that 95% of their income is going to the government, we can only imagine that it would significantly decrease their motivations in their work and life. People should be rewarded for such hard work, not penalized. Anything above 50% is extreme. We even believe that our highest income tax rate proposal of 35% is on the higher end of where we would like the tax rate to be but spending and surpluses are also a priority and cannot afford to be neglected.

We are also aware that some tax rates may be high, for those who earn below 4,000 KED or the essential good tax and will be opening to reducing them at a later date. We will promise that our tax changes will result in net revenue increases for citizens despite some of these tax changes which may act slightly as a burden a bit more than they used to be.

It was a mess of a tax system and we believe this is a step in the right direction”

Critics have lambasted this response, citing that the new government prioritizes the wealthy over the poor. Other commentators taking an objective approach have said that this argument comes down to defining what income rates are attributed to which class i.e. higher, middle or lower.



The Finance Minister had a close call with protests




Protests are on the verge of turning ugly

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Consul Traian Aurelius Promises To Combat The Spread of Communism Into Klavia

Traian Aurelia of the Conservative Monarchist Party promises to,if necessary, combat communism in Klavia with force. “We will use the military and the police to combat communism not only at home but abroad” stated Mr. Traian in a press conference after discussion with the other parties of Klavia on how to stop communism. “I have discussed this issue with both the National Democratic Union and People Nationalist Party”. “We have all agreed that if any communist threat is posed to us or our allies we will use all force necessary”.

This is after the passing of an anti-communist bill to stop communist parties from taking power.

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MALIVIAN CRISIS FORCES EARLY ELECTIONS IN KLAVIA?



January 4342 - The Defence Minister, Alcibiades Rhodes, has unexpectedly resigned in a dramatic series of events that has unfolded today in the nations’ capital. Many commentators believe that the resignation was caused by power tensions between the two parties since the National Democrat Union ruled Klavia for the past thirty-eight years before the coalition. However, Rhodes denied these claims and stressed that the drama surrounding his resignation was “greatly exaggerated”.

“My resignation was simply a result of a disagreement between the Consul Traian Aurelius and myself in regard to the Malivian Crisis. It was not because of animosity against the Consul or the Conservative Monarchist Party, I have the upmost respect for the Consul. “
“We personally believe that we should rely more on-air support than ground troops whereas the Conservative Monarchist Party have been rather silent on the proposal.”

Alcibiades presenting the case for his resignation to reporters

Rhodes stated that his party leader and NDU believe that the best course of action is to call for early elections.

“My party and I believe that the best way to settle this crucial difference in viewpoint is by having early elections to see what the electorate thinks. We are certainly open to engaging in a coalition with the Conservative Monarchist Party in the near future but being a democratic party and to prevent unnecessary conflict it is best to clarify with our constituents for which direction we should lead our country too.”

Pericles Vienna expressed the NDU’s thanks to the Conservative Monarchist Party for their “successful” coalition together and pointed to Klavia’s growing presence in global politics. Sharing Rhodes’ thoughts, Vienna added that the Malivian Crisis has brought a sense of “urgency” to getting the public’s thoughts on the issue.


Pericles addressing reporters about the early election proposal

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Trigunian President visit to Klavia

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Early Election Bill Passes. Election Results Below.

June 4332:After a fierce debate in the discussion,the tie breaking vote fell to the Peoples Nationalist Party. In the end the PNP voted in favour of the bill. This comes alongside a bill that reduced the election wait time from 6 years to 5 years.

The following is the election results. In parentheses are the number of seats lost or gained:
National Democratic Union (+85)
Conservative Monarchist Party (-87)
Peoples Nationalist Party (+2)

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EARLY ELECTION BRINGS TRIUMPH AND DESPAIR.


4342 - The National Democrat Union has won Klavia’s early election. Many political commentators have concluded that Pericles Vienna’s decision to propose an early election was a political gamble that paid off.
The NDU have been in power for 30 years as a majority government (4307 – 4337) and so far 5 years as a member of a coalition government. Pericles Vienna has been the Consul for 30 years and has returned to the office for a 5-year term.


Pericles Vienna is returning to the Consul’s Office.

Vienna struck a somewhat reconciliatory tone in his victory speech. The speech is below:

“Thank you, people of Klavia, our party owes a great debt of gratitude to you, the voters, who turned out and made your voices heard.

It was difficult to end our coalition with the CMP. We were able to provide stable leadership and we were able to bolster our relations with other nations in Terra. For that, we are truly grateful to the CMP for the opportunity to be in such a coalition. I also personally thank Consul Traian Aurelius and his party members for their service. I for one, know the hardship it imposes on our loved ones.

Unfortunately, nothing good lasts forever. We faced an ugly crisis. Our formidable coalition began to crack, with a significant disruption in communications. Strong disagreements were entertained, and our cabinet could no longer act in unison. With my permission, Alcibiades resigned his portfolio post and we proposed an early election. Let us take our different visions to the Klavian people, we proposed. Let us do so in the spirit of democracy. The previous election did not give any party over 50%, our government needs a strong mandate.

We campaigned and we, most gratefully won with a strong mandate of 55% of the vote. We will gladfully take our vision, as supported by the Klavian people, to the chambers of government.

I wish to also thank the People’s Nationalist Party who supported our early election proposal, on behalf of the NDU. Without them, the people would not have had a government with a strong mandate, which was particularly needed during some of the latter stages of the Malivian crisis. To thank the PNP for their support, we formed a coalition together and gave them the posts of Foreign Affairs, Defence, Justice and Deputy Consul. Our government now has a 72.25% majority. This will allow us to implement our policies we campaigned for, such as a constitutional reform.
Long live Klavia! Long live the King!”

Since the victory speech, there was much anguish in the Ekklesia and a fiery debate emerged between the CMP and the NDU. Consul Vienna was disappointed in the way he and his party acted, so he apologized to the public of Klavia.

“We should not have resorted to name calling and other personal attacks. We did a great disservice to the public of Klavia and our voters. From now on, we will not name call or make any other personal attacks to members in the Ekklesia. We hope the CMP will make a similar apology.”

The CMP have as of yet, made no such apology.


One NDU member heckling a CMP member in the Ekklesia

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New Defense Minister Lambasts CMP’s Lack of Action During the Malivian Crisis
May 4343-The New Defense Minister,Leonitus Flavia, lambasted the CMP during a press conference discussing the new cabinet and early election

The CMP sat back while our allies were at war. Not only would that have been a great opportunity to prove our allegiance to our allies but also harness and train our troops. We could have also shown our strength to the world and showed to all communist powers to fear the wrath of Klavia. Instead he sat on the issue while our troops sat at home. We should have been all over the Maliavian crisis. We also could have possibly gained lands through the war. Yet my troops are now sitting at home and not out there fighting the communist threat. No more. Starting today all communist sympathizers in Klavia will be kept under a watchful eye. We must all be prepared for war at any moment

This statement comes after Flavia promised to update and modernize the army and be sure the military can be deployed at a extremely fast pace.

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EARLY ELECTIONS SHOWS THE TRUE FACE OF KLAVIA'S POLITICS

4343- After a succesful coalition with CMP, NDU started to show their true face. They used the matter of the Malivian war to start destroying the Klavia's great coalition. Here is what Mr. Aurelius, leader of the CMP and Professor at the National University "Nicholas I" of Klavia, said:

We just sent NDU a message with a proposal to support Malivia, and after that they started accusing us of inactivity, because we didnt create a bill. Why should we have created the bill? We didnt even have the Defense minstry. Why should we make it when it is anothers responsability?

Traian Aurelius, leader of CMP

As a response to this autocratic tendency, CMP's members debated fiercely and civilised to support the political stability of the country and to change as soon as possible the electoral term. In response to this calm messages, NDU's leader Pericles Vienna started to call all the voters of CMP " mess", "mud" and "dirt", and he said the following:

Don't bother sending another message, it'll reach deaf ears. The CMP are only trying to bring everyone to the dirt with them.

In response, Traian Aurelius said the following

. Surely, not only our messages will reach deaf ears, but also the citizens messages.

Traian Aurelius also criticized the lack of the activity of NDU in 26 years and showed his indignation to NDU's messages

Citizens are very upset. We officially call them to show some of their indignation in front of the Government.

As a result, 200.000 people showed in Alexander I Square to protest against NDU. Under the motto " We aren't your mud" and " Shame on you", protests started and they have their maximum point when all the protesters showed their flashlights from their smartphone.



As a sign onf support, CMP's members of Ecclesia started to follow all the members of NDU and when they are giving declarations, CMP's members shows some messages like "Shame on you".


One NDU member in a press conference covered with Shame on you messages


Members of CMP protesting when a member of NDU speaks

Also, members of CMP started to give all NDU's members of the Parliament elementary books of Logics and dictionaries. Here is what Mr. Marcus Gracchus, VP of CMP and former Foreign Affairs Minister said:

Maybe a Logic book may help them to learn how to make some good arguments when they debate.

Marcus Gracchus, VP of CMP



Member of CMP giving members of NDU Logic books

Officialy, CMP has announced to be part of the opposition and they presented their new economic vision:

We will maintain a liberal economic agenda, with lower taxes and more money to citizen and in their benefit.

said the Finance Shadow Minister, Emilius Datison.


Shadow Finance Minister, Emilius Datison

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Peoples Nationalist Party demands unity after early elections fracture Klavia
The Peoples Nationalist Party has requested that the political parties of Klavia stop insulting one another in such childish ways.

We are a nations fractured. We need to stop childish acts like handing out “Logic books” and start acting as political parties. I as a citizen of Klavia don’t want my nation ruled by people who talk and act like children.

The PNP is currently working on treaties to invite the nation into an alliance and updating the military.

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Military Reforms
These are all changes made by the PNP to modernize and expand the military

Armed Forces:
Primary Weapons:M4A1 Carbine Rifle

Secondary Weapon:SIG Sauer P210

Grenade:Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade


Number of soldiers:

Active Personnel-150,000
Reserve Personnel-400,000
Draftable citizens-7,500,000
All previous weapons are to be phased out of use effective immediately

Navy:
Number of naval vessels:
Aircraft carrier-4

Destroyers-724

Patrol Vessels-1,500

Landing Craft-670

All previous naval craft are to be phased out of use effective immediately

Air Force:
Stealth Bombers-210

Tactical Bombers-347

Fighter Jets-531

Drones- ~4000


WMD Capabilities:
This is private information divulged only to top personnel or allies