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Bill: Minister of Finance: decentralising child benefit
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberale Partij (L)
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: October 2583
Description[?]:
| The national budget of Hutori ought to be reserved for the core issues of government. At present, the national budget could use breathing room by making child benefit a local issue. The added benefit is that this empowers the provinces. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:14:12, May 28, 2008 CET | From | Athlorcaean Liberal Party (R) | To | Debating the Minister of Finance: decentralising child benefit |
| Message | Doesn't it seem quite unfair that families in one region could be getting less child support than others? |
| Date | 09:18:43, May 28, 2008 CET | From | Liberale Partij (L) | To | Debating the Minister of Finance: decentralising child benefit |
| Message | If they want more child support, they can vote in more family-minded local politicians. A lot of liberal voters on the east coast do not believe very much in having child support. It seems unfair that Roccato citizens. for example, would have to pay for huge religious families in Adelia. |
| Date | 15:26:18, May 28, 2008 CET | From | Hutori Conservative Council | To | Debating the Minister of Finance: decentralising child benefit |
| Message | We agree with the local, community sentiment behind this legislation, as always. But as the HRP have pointed out, we think that no family should be excluded from child benefits, and this may have the effect of disadvantaging families in some states in comparison to others. The HLP is right in saying that they could simply vote in politicans with family concerns if they wanted better child-care services, but we are still hesitant. For now, we will vote against this legislation, but we will be open to suggestions from the HLP as to why we should vote in favour, as we are not entirleyconvinced one way or the other yet. |
| Date | 19:11:51, May 28, 2008 CET | From | Liberale Partij (L) | To | Debating the Minister of Finance: decentralising child benefit |
| Message | Well, this bill is set to fail anyway... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 39 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 239 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 23 |
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