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Bill: A strong economy with a conscience - Part 1
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Progressive 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: December 2597
Description[?]:
| It's urgent to change our economy basis. If we think we are great, we need to look great...and we surely need to be the greatest federation in the world. Our country and all our parties need to have the courage to make cirugical decisions, it's not a matter of ideologies, it's a matter of doing the right thing for the greatness of our nation. We have to estimulate our economy, but at the same time regulate the abuses. Our humble proposals start by estimulating the economy by reducing the tax rate on the corporation profits, and it's clear for us that our economic system can't survive without a minimum tax rate on primarie goods. In the other hand the energy prices cannot be regulated by the "invisible hand" of the market, the government needs to have a word on it. Finally and do to the abusive behaviour of some corporations, it's more than clear that the government must obligate the trade unions to negociate with employers the daily number of working hours. And some corporations, like the tobacco industrie should not be granted the rights to advertise such products. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 30
Current: 21
Proposed: 26
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Article 4
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 nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 10
Proposed: 3
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:06:20, June 24, 2008 CET | From |  Social-Progressive Democrat Party | To | Debating the A strong economy with a conscience - Part 1 |
| Message | This a complex economic overhaul proposal that deals with too many too diferent issues... The SPD does agree with some. But unless the diferent proposals are presented separtly we will be forced to vote against it. |
| Date | 23:24:07, June 24, 2008 CET | From | Christian Federalist Party | To | Debating the A strong economy with a conscience - Part 1 |
| Message | On the whole we agree with some of this. Articles 1, 2 and 4 are sketch though. We generally support a free market approach to economic policy. |
| Date | 01:03:14, June 27, 2008 CET | From | Communist Party of Valruzia | To | Debating the A strong economy with a conscience - Part 1 |
| Message | The CPV opposes article 2 and 5 and will not support this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 128 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 125 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 47 |
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