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Bill: The Programme for Infrastructure Development
Details
Submitted by[?]: União Democrática do Tukarali
Status[?]: defeated
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 3333
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The fishing industry is nationalised, and the government sets production levels.
Current: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Proposed: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Current: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Proposed: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are regulated.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Proposed: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single privately owned national TOC.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:53:58, July 11, 2012 CET | From |  Foster Care Survivors Party | To | Debating the The Programme for Infrastructure Development |
| Message | too many different topics in one omnibus bill to vote yes to. Do each separate to get more cance of yes votes. |
| Date | 08:03:40, July 12, 2012 CET | From | labor party | To | Debating the The Programme for Infrastructure Development |
| Message | why is it so impotent you repeal of the national postal and infrastructure funding act |
| Date | 11:02:37, July 12, 2012 CET | From | União Democrática do Tukarali | To | Debating the The Programme for Infrastructure Development |
| Message | "While we regard the abominable spelling the the title of the "national postal and infurstructure act" as reason enough to strike it from the statute book, the fact that it gave a TOC monopoly to one private company alone calls for a change. We are certainly not against private enterprise, but creating a private monopoly without any competion effectively makes the whole nation hostage of a single private company. The other provisions of that act were just as ill thought out and are hindering the chances of development according to the respective needs of our regions and local government areas and should be overturned in their entirety. Additionally to overturning the damaging provisions of the above mentioned act, this bill also provides other complimentary incentives for infrastructure development. It is a comprehensive programme for infrastructure development and can therefore not easily be broken up into its constituent proposals." Kim Sung Rhee, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport |
| Date | 17:07:29, July 12, 2012 CET | From | Green Liberal Party Of Tukarali | To | Debating the The Programme for Infrastructure Development |
| Message | On the whole the GLPot opposes the devolving of power to local authorities and as such does not support articles 1,2,3,5 and 6. We feel that privatising large institutions whose functions are a necessity of modern life, such as those of the public transport industry, places too much corporate power in the hands of profit orientated organisations who may not have the people of Tukarli's best interests at heart and as such poses too great a threat to public welfare to be ethically viable. As a result we oppose article 7. However the GLPoT understands that keeping vital infrastructure nationalised requires a large amount of government funding and in order to provide the best quality of life to the people of Tukarali it may be necessary to 'trim the fat' and prioritise government spending. For this reason the GLPoT supports the idea of non-vital infrastructure and business being privatised on a regulated scale as this will reduce government spending, allowing us to improve the quality of vital infrastructure provided by nationalised institutions. Small scale privatisation would also improve upon Tukarali's current economy by creating a more competitive market and promoting a healthy incentive for a positive work ethnic, without posing the same risk to public welfare that privatisation of vital infrastructure, as proposed here would have. Subsequently the GLPoT would support article 4 of this bill. |
| Date | 19:22:36, July 12, 2012 CET | From | Green Liberal Party Of Tukarali | To | Debating the The Programme for Infrastructure Development |
| Message | OOC: sorry I read article 7 wrong - I would support the change. However I still don't agree with 1,2,3,5 and 6 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 56 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 69 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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