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Bill: Economic Reform Act 2472
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom Party
Status[?]: passed
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 2473
Description[?]:
| A series of measures, which involve privateisation of banks, energy and non essiential industries. This will free up government expenditure and also make our businesses more efficient to compete with the rest of the world. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates and owns all banks.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
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 | 13:07:13, October 18, 2007 CET | From | People's Communist Party | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act 2472 |
| Message | The PSP was, and continues to be, opposed to privatisation. |
| Date | 19:35:18, October 18, 2007 CET | From | Tribal Revolutionary Council | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act 2472 |
| Message | We oppose. We have always opposed. |
| Date | 22:02:17, October 18, 2007 CET | From | Kébé Front | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act 2472 |
| Message | We agree. The last article is very vague, but the MDP agrees. |
| Date | 00:11:47, October 19, 2007 CET | From | Al'Badara Republican Party | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act 2472 |
| Message | We support independent banks, it would further economic growth alongside our central government bank. Although we're kind of uncomfortable with article two involving privatised hydro plants |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 116 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 111 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 46 |
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