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Bill: Reciprocal Tariffs Act, 3917
Details
Submitted by[?]: Folkepartiet (People's 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: March 3918
Description[?]:
| A BILL to encourage a bilateral end to protectionism. |
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 allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes tariffs and quotas in certain areas.
Proposed: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:58:41, October 05, 2015 CET | From |  Folkepartiet (People's Party) | To | Debating the Reciprocal Tariffs Act, 3917 |
| Message | Herr President, I rise to pre-empt Herr Schausberger. Don't worry, Herr President, I am going to be my perfectly civil self. I rise to pre-empt not Herr Schausberger's policy of callously ending foreign aid, or the Foreign Minister himself, but his major argument to it. This bill shows Folkepartiet's alternative to promoting our trade interests - not over the backs of third-world countries, but through a very simple rule of thumb: we agree that no tariffs are better for both of us, and therefore if you don't impose tariffs on us, we won't impose tariffs on you. The best thing about it is that it doesn't cost as much as a kroner to us, whereas Herr Schausberger would like very much to use the foreign aid budget to buy trade rights. I give you this bill: it's more cost-efficient and more importantly, it is morally sound as a way to promote free trade. I commend it to the House. Finn Martinsen (FP - Dreton) FP Deputy Leader and Economics Spokesman |
| Date | 12:04:07, October 05, 2015 CET | From | Borgerlig-Demokratiske Union | To | Debating the Reciprocal Tariffs Act, 3917 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I am delighted to find myself effectively agreeing with the hon. lady on the beneficial effect of free trade. But I do not see this proposal as an alternative to the fair and economically sound aid-for-trade-scheme we remain committed to. I see it as a supplementary measure that will greatly assist the effective realization of the aforementioned policy once we get to abolish the legal restrictions that prevent us from acting. Erwin Schausberger (FV) Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Date | 12:05:44, October 05, 2015 CET | From | Folkepartiet (People's Party) | To | Debating the Reciprocal Tariffs Act, 3917 |
| Message | (OOC: Er, it's Finn Martinsen speaking, not Nelline) |
| Date | 17:13:58, October 05, 2015 CET | From | Borgerlig-Demokratiske Union | To | Debating the Reciprocal Tariffs Act, 3917 |
| Message | OOC: Oops. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 90 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 41 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 8 |
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