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Bill: Defensive Trade Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Meritocracy Party
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 2472
Description[?]:
| To prevent underpriced goods from flooding the market from neighboring Hutori and Davostan, it is proposed that this government: 1: Levy a tariff of 5% of declared value per unit on all manufactured items passing of foreign origin except for countries with which we have prior agreements. 2: Levy a tariff of 3% per value per tonne on all commodities of foreign origin except for countries with which we have prior agreements. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes tariffs and quotas in certain areas.
Proposed: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:25:44, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Defensive Trade Act |
| Message | Agreed. |
| Date | 00:53:33, October 17, 2007 CET | From | Les Pirates Ninja Napoléoniens | To | Debating the Defensive Trade Act |
| Message | Tariffs only help contribute to inadequacies within a nation's economy, and a reduction in international trade. This will only lead to global economic instability. No. |
| Date | 20:21:44, October 17, 2007 CET | From | Telamonese Cultural Alliance | To | Debating the Defensive Trade Act |
| Message | Unfortunately, Telamon is by far the poorest of the three, so they should be more worried about our goods flooding them. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 190 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 304 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 256 |
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