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Bill: Business Security and Taxation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Conservatives
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: March 2524
Description[?]:
| Allows business to flourish nationwide, whilst guaranteeing workers' rights. Also, raised taxation to increase the national budget. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 1
Current: 26
Proposed: 10
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Current: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Proposed: Only adults are allowed to purchase fireworks
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 5
Current: 33
Proposed: 15
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:23:52, January 27, 2008 CET | From |  Freedom Party | To | Debating the Business Security and Taxation Act |
| Message | How on earth does increasing taxes, forcing wages up, and allowing for court cases for unfair dismissals make businesses prosper? |
| Date | 02:39:13, January 29, 2008 CET | From | Giant Nation Party | To | Debating the Business Security and Taxation Act |
| Message | I do not agree with any minimum wage |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 46 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 343 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 210 |
| Random fact: Jelbic = "Group of cultures with an overall Central Asian/Eurasian steppe theme, using a fictional language developed specifically for Particracy". |
| Random quote: "The whole uncivilized bunch on the opposite benches can get stuffed." - Craig Warwick, former Dranian politician |