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Bill: Energy and Telephone Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pontesian Royalist Party
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: February 3101
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
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 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: A single private company owns and maintains the national power grid.
Proposed: A single private company owns and maintains the national power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government does not take any position on nuclear power.
Current: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Proposed: The decision is left up to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: The decision on renewable energy sources is left up to local governments.
Current: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Proposed: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:57:54, April 04, 2011 CET | From |  Pontesian National Conservative Alliance | To | Debating the Energy and Telephone Act |
| Message | The nationalization of our energy and telecommunications industries is unacceptable. This bill will not have the support of the PNCA. |
| Date | 04:25:16, April 04, 2011 CET | From | Pontesian Royalist Party | To | Debating the Energy and Telephone Act |
| Message | The PRP sees the nationalisation of the provision of energy and telephonic communication as a means of promoting economic growth in other industries. Lesser profits being made on basic utilities leads to less expenses for other businesses and for the consumer. |
| Date | 05:46:22, April 04, 2011 CET | From | Pontesian National Conservative Alliance | To | Debating the Energy and Telephone Act |
| Message | The PRP's reasoning is faulty. A government monopoly on utilities would eventually lead to increased costs, while competition between private utility companies would drive down costs. Simple economics. |
| Date | 05:50:30, April 04, 2011 CET | From | Pontesian Royalist Party | To | Debating the Energy and Telephone Act |
| Message | The government is only providing the utilities, private companies are producing much of the electricity and managing the infrastructure for energy and telephonics. It is not entirely a matter of costs but also of the quality of living of the workers. The competition would cause the employees to pay for the decreased costs and would cause the employees to have less spending money and a lower quality of life. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 58 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 23 |
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