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Bill: Family Support Bill
Details
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: May 3284
Description[?]:
| These proposals where voted down in the previous legislature but are, in our view, necessary and a good step for the nation. Seeing that the parties supporting it four years ago now hold a majority in the chamber, we would like to re-introduce them. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on population control.
Old value:: The government does not engage in population control.
Current: The government imposes a limit on the number of children per family.
Proposed: The government actively promotes population growth.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:20:44, April 03, 2012 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Family Support Bill |
| Message | We are strongly supportive of these proposals, because population growth is necessary to ensure that we can maintain the social services we provide in the areas of health, education and retirement. Janine Trichet Parliamentary Group Leader of the GNP |
| Date | 04:55:18, April 04, 2012 CET | From | Plaid Genedlaethol Rhyddfrydol | To | Debating the Family Support Bill |
| Message | How are you are libertarian and back a bill that increases government? PGR |
| Date | 09:36:19, April 04, 2012 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Family Support Bill |
| Message | We firmly oppose big government and a welfare state, but in this specific case, we believe spending is necessary to encourage population growth, which is beneficial in several ways. It ensures the stability of our pension system and basic services, while also providing workforce for the economy and more tax revenue, which outweighs the expenses for child benefits. The alternative would be raising taxes, which we could never support. Moreover, the principle of financial self-reliance that we firmly embrace can not be applied to children. Therefore, we approve this bill. Janine Trichet GNP Parliamentary Group Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 136 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 50 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 64 |
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