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Bill: Economic Diversity and Competitive Encouragement Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2358
Description[?]:
| A Bill to lift legal barriers to competition in certain vital industries, allowing private companies to gainfully compete with state-owned ones. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: All power stations are publicly owned.
Current: All power stations are publicly owned.
Proposed: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:42:38, February 05, 2007 CET | From | Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the Economic Diversity and Competitive Encouragement Act |
| Message | We do not favor privatization, by any means. What this bill does is allow new private enterprises to compete in these sectors with the existing State ones. We urge all parties to support. Even socialism is made richer by diversity. |
| Date | 17:45:12, February 05, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Party of Ikradon | To | Debating the Economic Diversity and Competitive Encouragement Act |
| Message | The LPI is willing to support the removal of these legal barriers. |
| Date | 20:07:23, February 05, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Workers Union | To | Debating the Economic Diversity and Competitive Encouragement Act |
| Message | We strongly oppose article 1 as private companies are there to make money for their shareholders and not to think about the safety and concerns of the people of Ikradon and the world. In public hands, we make defence items for the defence of the realm and what little we do export is sold only to heavily vetted countries. We oppose articles 2 and 3 as we believe that all vital industries should be in the hands of the state. |
| Date | 20:12:01, February 05, 2007 CET | From | National Conservative Party | To | Debating the Economic Diversity and Competitive Encouragement Act |
| Message | The NCP shall support. |
| Date | 07:24:19, February 06, 2007 CET | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the Economic Diversity and Competitive Encouragement Act |
| Message | We can support article 3 with reservations, but not the others. |
| Date | 18:46:12, February 06, 2007 CET | From | Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the Economic Diversity and Competitive Encouragement Act |
| Message | In that case, we will transfer Article 3 to a separate bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 181 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 355 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 63 |
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