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Bill: Foreign Investment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti de Garde Royales
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: September 2487
Description[?]:
| Everyone should be able to buy stocks in companies situated in our nations even national ones. The OGP does not support national industries, which is why we propose this. Sen. Hodia Patlak |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:33:57, November 15, 2007 CET | From | Parti de Garde Royales | To | Debating the Foreign Investment Act |
| Message | I am well aware that a number of parties will have a problem with this 'extreme', so if not this, could we at least get support to a proposal stating that foreign insvestors can freely invest in national companies, but not get the majority? Sen. Hodia Patlak |
| Date | 14:39:05, November 15, 2007 CET | From | Progressive Party | To | Debating the Foreign Investment Act |
| Message | We're of the belief that while private companies should be allowed to invest, there's no true purpose in selling to foreign state owned companies. |
| Date | 00:01:41, November 16, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Conservative party | To | Debating the Foreign Investment Act |
| Message | I support it as it stands |
| Date | 18:16:03, November 16, 2007 CET | From | Lourenne Democratic Party | To | Debating the Foreign Investment Act |
| Message | In the interest of better foreign relations and a positive boost to the economy, we will support this bill. Sen. David Mirabeau Anderson (D - HA) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 169 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 31 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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