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Bill: Local government
Details
Submitted by[?]: Civic Platform
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 2156
Description[?]:
| This bill gives greatest liberty of local government |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Current: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Proposed: Local governments regulate foreign investments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Current: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: Religious taxation policy is left to the local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner. However, service/employer property owners that allow smoking must provide a separate non-smoking section.
Current: Smoking is only allowed in private homes and clubs.
Proposed: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Current: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Proposed: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:18:22, December 15, 2005 CET | From |  New Daio Party | To | Debating the Local government |
| Message | Hooray federalism. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 501 | ||||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Moderation reserves the discretion to declare RP laws invalid if the players supporting them are doing so in an excessively confrontational way. |
| Random quote: "Those who are responsible for the national security must be the sole judges of what the national security requires. It would be obviously undesirable that such matters should be made the subject of evidence in a court of law or otherwise discussed in public." - Unattributed member of the the House of Lords on the removal of trade union rights |