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Bill: Trade Limitation and Tariff Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Leftist Party of Beluzia
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: February 3852
Description[?]:
| Trade Limitation and Tariff Act of June 3851 TO establish a national bank which provides for the citizens a transparent and uncorrupt organization TO restrengthen the unions of this nation TO establish a fund through taxes for a national road fund to strengthen our national transportation infrastructure TO establish tariffs on imported items to reestablish our national production |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Proposed: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Closed shops are places of employment where only members of a specific union are allowed to work; union shops can hire non-members, but these have to become members after a certain time; agency shops can hire non-members, who have to pay a fee to cover the unions costs. All three are erected by union agreements. (Only valid if unions are legal)
Old value:: Union shops and agency shops are legal, but closed shops are not.
Current: Union shops and agency shops are legal, but closed shops are not.
Proposed: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 2
Current: 2
Proposed: 5
Article 4
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 allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
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 | 03:35:33, May 26, 2015 CET | From | Stanton House | To | Debating the Trade Limitation and Tariff Act |
| Message | I have to no because of the sale tax if your resend without I will be more that happy to vote yes |
| Date | 05:45:38, May 26, 2015 CET | From | New Leftist Party of Beluzia | To | Debating the Trade Limitation and Tariff Act |
| Message | a 2 per cent sales tax is astronomically low. With a population like ours we need to establish a larger tax base to afford things like education, roads, etc. |
| Date | 23:22:06, May 26, 2015 CET | From | Skeptic Liberal Union | To | Debating the Trade Limitation and Tariff Act |
| Message | Pobably the tarif is the only proposal that I could support ... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 121 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 200 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 129 |
| Random fact: If there are no parties in your nation with seats, feel free to visit the forum and request an early election on the Early Election Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4362 |
| Random quote: "I think one should not go fast, because if you make mistakes you don't realize what you've done." - Manuela Carmena |