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Bill: Badara Reform Bill 4
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Badara (LL)
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: April 2841
Description[?]:
| A bill |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are banned.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Current: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Proposed: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Current: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Proposed: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Public works initiatives
Old value:: The government has no program for public works projects.
Current: The government funds a program to build public works.
Proposed: Public works projects are left to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:59:16, October 30, 2009 CET | From | Hizb al-Ba'th al-Ma'atraniyyah al-Qawmi | To | Debating the Badara Reform Bill 4 |
| Message | We can agree with this |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 229 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 171 |
| Random fact: When elections in a country are held, all bills in the voting phase are reset to the debate phase. |
| Random quote: "Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant." - Henri Queuille |