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Bill: International Fair Trade Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Solentian Socialist 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: November 2154
Description[?]:
| Currently, the Solentian Republic only introduces reciprocal tariffs on imports. This is a sensible policy, however it remains intrinsically tied to the maintenance of free trade, which we believe to be inherently flawed. As an alternative, the SSP proposes we allow the government to impose "tariffs and quotas in certain areas" - a small but vital difference. Like our Parliament's previous decision to nationalize specific industries, we believe this change is necessary to ensure the continued productivity of those enterprises which are necessary for the general economic well being of Solentia, and therefore the material wealth and security of our working population. This does not establish total state control over the movement of goods into Solentia. However, it does allow for those industries, which provide vital goods or services, or serve as large employers, to be protected from overwhelming foreign competition, when the government believes that said competition would in fact be against the public interest. We therefore ask our colleagues to approve the IFTA. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Current: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Proposed: The nation allows for imports, but imposes tariffs and quotas in certain areas.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:03:45, December 11, 2005 CET | From |  Communist Fascist And Anarchial Party | To | Debating the International Fair Trade Act |
| Message | i will support this |
| Date | 14:06:44, December 11, 2005 CET | From | Solentian Socialist Party | To | Debating the International Fair Trade Act |
| Message | Anyone else wish to comment? |
| Date | 17:06:14, December 11, 2005 CET | From | United Centrists | To | Debating the International Fair Trade Act |
| Message | We will support. |
| Date | 19:34:03, December 11, 2005 CET | From | Solentian Socialist Party | To | Debating the International Fair Trade Act |
| Message | Moved to a vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 616 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 84 |
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