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Bill: Welfare Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jelbania Civic Forum
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: June 3157
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:55:18, July 25, 2011 CET | From |  National Restoration Committee | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
| Message | We apologise, we only just were made aware of the similar bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 79 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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