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Bill: International Trade Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Novy Smer Party
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: June 2113
Description[?]:
| We should trade freely with those who are willing to share their markets with us. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
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 | 12:35:05, September 17, 2005 CET | From | Novy Smer Party | To | Debating the International Trade Bill |
| Message | We commend this bill to the Grand Council. Ivana Dvorakova Leader of the Opposition |
| Date | 20:40:31, September 17, 2005 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the International Trade Bill |
| Message | The Democratic Alliance is a free trade party, and although we support all efforts to persuade other countries to remove tariffs on our exports, we don't believe protectionist trade wars are the way forward. Aldegar should take the lead in helping trade to liberalise trade throughout the world. |
| Date | 12:15:15, September 18, 2005 CET | From | Fenner Brockway Socialist Party | To | Debating the International Trade Bill |
| Message | This seems common sense - it is hardly in our interests to import tariff-free from countries which insist on levying tariffs on our exports to them. Rather, we should renegotiate for a mutual and simultaneous lifting of the barriers on both sides. |
| Date | 17:47:06, September 18, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Party | To | Debating the International Trade Bill |
| Message | The PLP concurs with the DA. This policy does not stop nations which impose tariffs on our goods (and whom under this policy would therefore be subject to reciprocal tariffs) from exporting to nations we have free trade agreements with and then shipping them on to us free of tariifs. It would be near impossible in an era of global trade to determine the nation of origin of goods received and would would require a significantly expanded (and in our opinion more wasteful) bureaucracy which would need to enforce this policy. It would simply confuse business and consumers. We suggest having no trade barriers which regardless of tariffs imposed on us should encourage our economy to specialise in industries in which we have a comparative advantage. |
| Date | 17:43:36, September 19, 2005 CET | From | Junker Party | To | Debating the International Trade Bill |
| Message | So, while others may put up tariffs do hurt our economy, we will continue to allow them free trade within our nation? Sounds like a recipe for disaster to the Junkers. |
| Date | 22:17:32, September 19, 2005 CET | From | Novy Smer Party | To | Debating the International Trade Bill |
| Message | Perhaps the Junkers are confused? the very purpose of the bill is to establish a situation where we allow free trade with those who do not impose tariffs upon our exports. If they put up tariffs to hurt us, we will respond in kind. Ion Davidov Foreign Secretary |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 53 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 268 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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