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Bill: Local devolution: restoring agricultural powers
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
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 2110
Description[?]:
| Local governments shall be permitted to control agrilcuture policy, if approved by a local referendum. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Proposed: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:21:46, September 11, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Local devolution: restoring agricultural powers |
| Message | split by request. |
| Date | 02:47:54, September 12, 2005 CET | From | Royal Conservative Party | To | Debating the Local devolution: restoring agricultural powers |
| Message | Against, local devolution promotes division |
| Date | 04:17:07, September 12, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Local devolution: restoring agricultural powers |
| Message | Hmm, we were actually considering breaking up large farms, but are willing to support this for the time being. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 160 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 112 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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