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Bill: Free Trade Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Liberal Party of Endralon
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: November 2552
Description[?]:
| We need more free trade. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: Strategic crops are produced on State owned farms. All other produce is left to the Private sector.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 3
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 imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Current: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Proposed: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:58:36, March 26, 2008 CET | From |  Chidan Party | To | Debating the Free Trade Act |
| Message | Agree with Article 4, possibly Article 3 and could be persuaded on Article 1 but as it currently stands, I oppose. |
| Date | 00:41:28, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Endralon Graenix Party | To | Debating the Free Trade Act |
| Message | Support two and possibly four, but overall opposed. |
| Date | 02:13:11, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Endralon Confederates Party | To | Debating the Free Trade Act |
| Message | I like one, three and four. I don't like two, but its an improvement. |
| Date | 03:12:59, March 27, 2008 CET | From | New Liberal Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Free Trade Act |
| Message | Is anyone requesting a split? |
| Date | 06:23:50, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Endralon Confederates Party | To | Debating the Free Trade Act |
| Message | I'd prefer if two was simply removed, OR if it was changed to let foreigners invest freely. Then I would surely support. |
| Date | 12:52:31, March 27, 2008 CET | From | New Liberal Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Free Trade Act |
| Message | It has been removed, and seperate bill has been created in the way you sought ECP. |
| Date | 16:28:59, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Chidan Party | To | Debating the Free Trade Act |
| Message | I'm not exactly happy with Article 2 but overall I feel it's an improvement. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 99 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 447 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 204 |
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