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Bill: Fiscal Reforms
Details
Submitted by[?]: Order and Progress Party
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: December 3415
Description[?]:
| "We're currently operating under fiscal deficit! We need to increase governmental income and/or cut expenses! This bill aims these objectives." - Alexandra Asakura, economist, somewhat stressed due to her fiscal rigidity. EDIT: "we removed the tax increases articles from this bill. We have proposed they separately for votation, since they're the most important measures to fight the fiscal problems." - Party President Caroline Hellekin |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: The state does not undertake any action towards the protection of cultural and historical heritage.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Education in prisons.
Old value:: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Current: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Proposed: Prisoners are not given any form of education.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:01:20, December 21, 2012 CET | From | Order and Progress Party | To | Debating the Fiscal Reforms |
| Message | "Before sending this law to votation, we want to hear some suggestions about what we can done for correct the national finances." - Party President Caroline Hellekin |
| Date | 07:36:11, December 21, 2012 CET | From | União Democrática do Tukarali | To | Debating the Fiscal Reforms |
| Message | "We would feel able vote for thetaxationproposals to put our nation's fiannces back on a solid footing. All the other proposals in this bill will, however, have no effect whatsoever and will not get our support." Hugo Cabral, TDU Finance spokesperson |
| Date | 15:13:39, December 21, 2012 CET | From | Order and Progress Party | To | Debating the Fiscal Reforms |
| Message | "We'll propose the tax changes articles separately, since their approval is totally necessary for the restablishment of public finances." - Alexandra Asakura, economist. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
| no | Total Seats: 51 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 74 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to mean is worthless." - Antonin Scalia |