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Bill: National Industry Legislation
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! 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: July 2485
Description[?]:
| Accepting that the Public sector can provide efficient and reliable public services, whilst also accepting that the lure of increasing profitability and improvements in price and quality engendered through private competition can, in those areas that are not reliant on a purely non-profitable service provision, improve the goods purchased by the public, the Government will allow private investment and operation in all areas of business that are not directly required as part of essential public services. Business sectors deemed to be essential public services include: Public Transportation (as defined in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure: Ownership and Operation of Local and National Transport Networks and Services Act); Public utilities (including water supplies, electricity provision, via the National Grid, and gas supplies); Primary medical care facilities via the NHS; Essential Rescue Services (including Police, Fire, and Ambulance services as well as sea and land rescue operations). The private sector will be allowed to compete in all other areas of economic life, primarily in production, retail and banking sectors where its ability to operate flexibly and quickly to changing economic conditions will provide the best provision to the public, although they will also be allowed to operate additional healthcare facilities and provide charitable rescue operations that will work with the public rescue services. All industries will, however, continue to have specific regulations imposed on them where necessary in order to maintain quality of product in both the public and private sectors. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 40
Current: 12
Proposed: 12
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Current: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
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 | 22:41:12, November 09, 2007 CET | From | Partai Komunis Hobrazia | To | Debating the National Industry Legislation |
| Message | While we could have supported article 2, we can not at all support article 1. Tax money is vital to Hobrazia. The government provides many, many services, and this requires large amounts of funding. This tax decrease could drastically, drastically decrease funding for government services. |
| Date | 22:53:35, November 09, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Federalist Party | To | Debating the National Industry Legislation |
| Message | The Anti-Gaulist Alliance fully endorses this bill for giving more power to the people. |
| Date | 14:10:58, November 10, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Federalist Party | To | Debating the National Industry Legislation |
| Message | We support article 2, but that tax reduction could be lethal to our economy. The HFP considers it could be much more moderate, about 25-30 |
| Date | 04:47:01, November 11, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the National Industry Legislation |
| Message | The implementation of this bill would be disasterous for our economy and would allow for the development of an oppressive capitalist economy. |
| Date | 13:27:06, November 11, 2007 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the National Industry Legislation |
| Message | @HFP: The tax reduction has been calculated to be within government suplus margins, this being the primary reason for there being so much time between the nationalisation of all industry and the privatisation of those areas not vital for public services. We would, however, be willing to modify the taxation level to closer to 15-20% if this would be more acceptable but would point out that the newly re-privatised industries would require a return on investment in order to make a business plan worth there while. @CPoH: We have no intention of creating an "oppressive capitalist economy" which is the primary reason for not privatising all industry. We accept that competitive private companies provide products at a better scale than the public sector but, as can be seen by the above bill descriptor, we have no intention of selling off vital public infrastructure. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 277 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 123 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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