{"id":"dossiers/PL8414","title":"PL8414 — Entlaaschtungs-Pak","type":"dossier","html":"<p>Bill 8414 (\"Entlaaschtungs-Pak\"). The Chamber debated and voted it on 11 December 2024.</p>\n<p>Sittings: <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-11-n052\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-11-n052\">Sitting of 11 December 2024</a></p>\n<h2>Debate</h2>\n<h3>11 December 2024 — <a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Ftaxation\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/taxation\">Taxation and tax reform</a></h3>\n<p>Bill 8414, the tax relief package adjusting the tax scale to inflation, exempting the unqualified minimum wage and cutting corporation tax, debated with several opposition motions that were voted the same day.</p>\n<p>Diane Adehm (CSV), stating the cost to the state of indexing the tax scale:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Am Ganze léisst de Lëtzebuerger Staat sech d’Upassung vun der Steiertabell un d’Inflatioun 300 Milliounen Euro kaschten.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>In total the Luxembourg state is letting the adjustment of the tax scale to inflation cost it 300 million euros.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-11-n052\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-11-n052\">Sitting of 11 December 2024</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdiane-adehm\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/diane-adehm\">Diane Adehm</a>, CSV</p>\n<p>Patrick Goldschmidt (DP), recalling the DP's main tax ambition from the election campaign:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>D’DP ass, wat d’Steierpolitick ugeet, mat enger Haaptambitioun an d’Chamberwale gaangen: d’Leit an d’Betriber steierlech ze entlaaschten.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>On tax policy the DP went into the parliamentary elections with one main ambition: to relieve people and businesses of tax.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-11-n052\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-11-n052\">Sitting of 11 December 2024</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fpatrick-goldschmidt\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/patrick-goldschmidt\">Patrick Goldschmidt</a>, DP</p>\n<p>Taina Bofferding (LSAP), criticising the package as insufficiently targeted and socially unfair:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>De Punkt ass awer, dass et net cibléiert genuch ass, dass et net sozial gerecht ass.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>The point, however, is that it is not targeted enough, that it is not socially fair.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-11-n052\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-11-n052\">Sitting of 11 December 2024</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ftaina-bofferding\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/taina-bofferding\">Taina Bofferding</a>, LSAP</p>\n<h2>Votes</h2>\n<h3>Main vote: PL 8414 - \"Entlaaschtungs-Pak\"</h3>\n<p>11 December 2024 — Premier vote constitutionnel.</p>\n<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">For</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Against</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Abstain</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fcsv\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/csv\">CSV</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">21</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdp\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dp\">DP</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">14</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Flsap\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/lsap\">LSAP</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">12</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fadr\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/adr\">ADR</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">5</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdei-greng\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dei-greng\">déi gréng</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">4</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fpiraten\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/piraten\">Piraten</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdei-lenk\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dei-lenk\">déi Lénk</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>58</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>0</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>2</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>\n<h3>Other votes on this bill</h3>\n<p>15 further votes, one row each. The party columns show how many deputies voted each way.</p>\n<table><thead><tr><th>Vote</th><th>Date</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">For</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Against</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Abstain</th><th>Parties against or abstaining</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>MO 1 - PL 8414</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">20</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">40</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td>CSV, DP, ADR against</td></tr><tr><td>MO 2 - PL 8414</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">6</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">51</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td><td>CSV, DP, LSAP, déi gréng against; déi Lénk abstained</td></tr><tr><td>PL 8414 - Vote séparé - article 10</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">60</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>PL 8414 - Vote séparé - article 12</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">46</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">14</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td>LSAP, déi Lénk against</td></tr><tr><td>PL 8414 - Vote séparé - article 15</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">60</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>PL 8414 - Vote séparé - article 19</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">42</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">16</td><td>déi Lénk against; LSAP, déi gréng abstained</td></tr><tr><td>PL 8414 - Vote séparé - article 2</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">46</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">12</td><td>déi Lénk against; LSAP abstained</td></tr><tr><td>PL 8414 - Vote séparé - article 3</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">44</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">16</td><td>LSAP, déi gréng abstained</td></tr><tr><td>PL 8414 - Vote séparé - article 4</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">60</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>PL 8414 - Vote séparé - article 5</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">60</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>PL 8414 - Vote séparé - article 6</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">60</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>PL 8414 - Vote séparé - article 7</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">60</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>PL 8414 - Vote séparé - article 8</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">60</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>PL 8414 - Vote séparé - article 9</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">60</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>PL 8414 -Vote séparé - article 20</td><td>11 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">42</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">16</td><td>déi Lénk against; LSAP, déi gréng abstained</td></tr></tbody></table>\n<p>No deputy voted against the majority of their party in any of these votes.</p>"}