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Bill: Agricultural Assistance Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Talmorian Christian 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: January 2939
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Current: The government subsidises agriculture based on market demand for the crop being grown.
Proposed: The government subsidises agriculture based on market demand for the crop being grown.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Current: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Proposed: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:00:12, May 14, 2010 CET | From |  Liberty Alliance of Talmoria | To | Debating the Agricultural Assistance Act |
| Message | Floor Leader Dhakir Abadi (VAT-Leshako): I have confidence that our farmers are the best in all the world...they have no need for assistance on the taxpayers' dollar. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 30 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 129 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 41 |
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