Tax Plan On Life Support
Even though the Assembly is taking extra time to vote on pending motions, the tax plan appears comatose according to representatives. Apparently parties are hesitant to vote in favor of increasing taxes ahead of the February elections. Although PLUSC started out supporting the plan 3 years ago, apparently many of the PUSC representatives are no longer willing to vote in favor.
375 motions are pending discussion, and even though the Assembly will dedicate all of the December sessions to the project, opponents doubt that the motions will be dealt with before the break. The most recent surveys count 23 supporters of the plan, 3 for the plan with conditions, 20 against, 6 undecided, and 3 not answering. So at least 3 votes are lacking, depending on what may happen with the motions under discussion.