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Bill: Trade Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hobrazian Peoples Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 2493
Description[?]:
| This will allow us to impose tariffs on certain areas that is vital to protect in order to boost our own economy. Also getting rid of this stupid treaty will allow us to invest more in hobrazian industries and protect our economy further. |
Proposals
Article 1
Withdraw from the Greater Hulstria Free Trade Agreement.
Article 2
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 imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:48:30, November 25, 2007 CET | From |  Communist Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Trade Protection Act |
| Message | We agree with this bill as we believe it can only benefit the economy. |
| Date | 22:21:51, November 26, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Federalist Party | To | Debating the Trade Protection Act |
| Message | We disagree. The tyranny of the argument of "tariffs" shows that we cannot utilize them. They only lead to more control in the end. |
| Date | 11:21:13, November 28, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Trade Protection Act |
| Message | In fact tariffs is a way better tool than taxes and it also beats the free market in protecting hobrazian industry and economy. |
| Date | 18:32:30, November 28, 2007 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Trade Protection Act |
| Message | We could, and would, have supported the introduction of tariffs to protect vital industries however we find we cannot support this motion due to the inclusion of the withdrawal of the Greater Hulstria Free Trade Agreement which we support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 116 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 238 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 44 |
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