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Bill: Opening The Market Act of 2723
Details
Submitted by[?]: Konstitutionelle Monarchie Partei
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: January 2724
Description[?]:
| An act to open up the Energy & Train Operating Industry to the private sector but still allow for some regulations. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:36:12, March 10, 2009 CET | From |  Konstitutionelle Monarchie Partei | To | Debating the Opening The Market Act of 2723 |
| Message | This bill proposes, obviously by the title and description, that we open up some of our industries to the private sector. Since the economy has grown and has become stable these past few years, allowing more room for both sectors isn't illogical. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 634 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 91 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not approve a Cultural Protocol request within the first 48 hours of it being requested. This is in order to give other players a chance to query the proposed changes, if they wish to do so. Moderation may be approached for advice on a proposed change, but any advice proffered should always be understood under the provisio that no final decision will be made until at least 48 hours after the request has been formally submitted for approval. |
| Random quote: "Someone who wields power in name only can never compete with those who wield it through action." - Franz Reichert, former Luthorian politician |