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Bill: Infrastructure Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberala Partio de Koburo
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: August 2999
Description[?]:
| Reforming Coburan infrastructure is vital for national security. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Current: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Current: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Current: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Proposed: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:30:16, September 11, 2010 CET | From |  Democratic Socialist Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Infrastructure Reform |
| Message | only agree with cetain provisions |
| Date | 23:41:37, September 11, 2010 CET | From | Liberala Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Infrastructure Reform |
| Message | Like what CDP? |
| Date | 05:05:15, September 12, 2010 CET | From | United Liberty Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Reform |
| Message | I'm sure all the other parties know what I think of this bill. |
| Date | 06:33:00, September 12, 2010 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Infrastructure Reform |
| Message | article 3 i disagree with |
| Date | 08:48:00, September 12, 2010 CET | From | Liberala Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Infrastructure Reform |
| Message | @CDP: Article 3 removed. @ULP: Private companies are too unstable to trust defense and energy to, and can be overtaken by foreign interests. |
| Date | 12:47:35, September 12, 2010 CET | From | Neo communist party(TROTSKYISM) | To | Debating the Infrastructure Reform |
| Message | I am with all the proposals. |
| Date | 17:26:24, September 12, 2010 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Infrastructure Reform |
| Message | i support move to vote |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 346 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 155 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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