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Bill: Protection from Extortion Bill, 2108
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Dynamist 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: August 2110
Description[?]:
| This bill would place caps on electricity and telephone charges made by providers to residential customers: there will be separate caps for metered, unmetered and mixed charges, such that wholly metered charges will be subject to a cap only on the energy supplied and no absolute cap, while fixed-rate charges will be capped based on occupation of homes. Electricity providers using only renewable energy will be subject to more lenient caps. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:43:50, September 10, 2005 CET | From | Social Dynamist Party | To | Debating the Protection from Extortion Bill, 2108 |
| Message | This is necessary to prevent companies from extorting customers who have no choice in their suppliers or their choice is limited enough that the intentions of 'free' market principles cannot be realised. |
| Date | 20:51:56, September 11, 2005 CET | From | Social Dynamist Party | To | Debating the Protection from Extortion Bill, 2108 |
| Message | Are there any objections? |
| Date | 09:31:58, September 12, 2005 CET | From | Tukarali Situationist Collective | To | Debating the Protection from Extortion Bill, 2108 |
| Message | None from us- the regulation of essential services is one thing, but we will not support the regulation of other industries. |
| Date | 21:33:20, September 12, 2005 CET | From | Social Dynamist Party | To | Debating the Protection from Extortion Bill, 2108 |
| Message | Excellent. We expect this bill to have the full support of the Tribal Council, then. |
| Date | 21:34:58, September 12, 2005 CET | From | Social Dynamist Party | To | Debating the Protection from Extortion Bill, 2108 |
| Message | Oops - small mistake: for "on the energy supplied and no absolute cap" read "on the energy supplied or telephone line usage and no absolute cap" |
| Date | 22:41:09, September 13, 2005 CET | From | Patriot Party | To | Debating the Protection from Extortion Bill, 2108 |
| Message | The Tribal Council has approved this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 201 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 89 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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