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Bill: National Liberal: Welfare
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical 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: October 2602
Description[?]:
| Manifesto pledges concerning welfare. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Proposed: The state does not provide child benefit.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:09:58, July 06, 2008 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the National Liberal: Welfare |
| Message | no to one, yes to two |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 169 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 332 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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