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Bill: Governmental Services Act, 3513
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Progressive 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: March 3514
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, we believe that the government has a role in providing certain services, among them post, transport, and public works. It is unacceptable that the governmnent is allowing the poor not to enjoy access to these services, which they, regardless of their wealth or lack thereof, ought to be able to access. It is only in such a way that we can take steps to create a more equitable society. Yuko Asukai MP DPP Parliamentary Leader |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Current: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Proposed: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Public works initiatives
Old value:: The government contracts with private corporations to build public works.
Current: The government contracts with private corporations to build public works.
Proposed: The government funds a program to build public works.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:42:30, July 11, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Governmental Services Act, 3513 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, co-existence of private and public services distorts the market, because governmental companies, regardless of how inefficient and wasteful they are, will not be removed from the marketplace since government has unlimited access to taxpayer money if it wants to. The market is more effective in lowering the prices for goods and services in a way that makes them affordable to all. Eric Pickering MP Member for Loren RFR Infrastructure Spokesman |
| Date | 00:21:12, July 12, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Progressive Party | To | Debating the Governmental Services Act, 3513 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, as much as that may seem ideologically coherent, the facts on the ground are that the prices of certain necessary services are unnecessarily high. We are comfortable with distorting the market if the market does not serve the needs of all, not just the privileged. Yuko Asukai MP DPP Parliamentary Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 94 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 305 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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