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Bill: Competition Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rationalist 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: July 2118
Description[?]:
| In order to remove restrictions on the market, the government will withdraw itself from most industries. If a business in a vital industry fails then they will be replaced by another, or their competitors will pick up the slack |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:35:50, September 29, 2005 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Competition Act |
| Message | i'm unsure on this one - it would be better if there was an option to provide minimal subsidies to strategic industries only it would probably be better. At present we either have to subsidise all private industry or nationalise strategic ones, neither of which i desperately like. Therefore, although i believe for some industries that some subsidies can sometimes be justified i think on balance that i'll vote yes to this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 120 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 135 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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