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Bill: Economy
Details
Submitted by[?]: FND - Frente Nacional de Davostán
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: January 2428
Description[?]:
| Industrial Policy |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:59:52, July 10, 2007 CET | From |  Movimiento Cívico Justicialista | To | Debating the Economy |
| Message | Proposal 1 is a little too extreme. Government approval for every single foreign investment increases bureaucracy, dramatically reduces comercial dinamism, might be an excuse for "political favors" and ultimately discourages investment. Proposal 2 has already been made and is currently being voted. |
| Date | 20:33:46, July 10, 2007 CET | From | FND - Frente Nacional de Davostán | To | Debating the Economy |
| Message | proposal 1 is less restrictive than than the previous one. and we can´t let anyone from outside invest in whatever they want. there are some areas which should be reserved for national exploitation (natural resources for example) |
| Date | 06:25:20, July 12, 2007 CET | From | Movimiento Cívico Justicialista | To | Debating the Economy |
| Message | If you check our legislation, you will see that "certain industries are owned by the state, all others are private". Those "certain industries" are actually the strategic natural resources and some public services. No national or foreign investor may get any share of those, since they are not commercial. What you are proposing here is government approval for foreign investments in regular industry. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 62 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 152 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 11 |
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| Random quote: "In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy." - Brian Mulroney |