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Bill: Shifting of Government Responsibilities Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progresívny Súcitný Strana
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: December 3051
Description[?]:
The purpose of this act is to privatize some industries that should not be the government's responsibilities and to put other industries and areas of management under the government's control. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates and owns all banks.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: The state encourages and funds private efforts towards the protection of cultural and historical heritage.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Proposed: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises agriculture based on market demand for the crop being grown.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Proposed: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on internet service providers (ISPs).
Old value:: The state owns and operates a national internet service provider, alongside private ISPs.
Current: Private companies provide internet service throughout the nation, without government interference.
Proposed: Private companies provide internet service throughout the nation, without government interference.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Debate
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Vote | Seats | |
yes | Total Seats: 529 | |
no | Total Seats: 0 | |
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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