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Bill: Culture Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vanuku 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: May 2180
Description[?]:
| VPP Cultural proposed changes |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize research and development of prescription drugs but regulates their prices.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families but does not regulate the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:50:38, February 02, 2006 CET | From |  Liberal Democrat Party | To | Debating the Culture Bill |
| Message | can agree to articles I and II but not III |
| Date | 11:19:27, February 02, 2006 CET | From | Vanuku Nationalists Party | To | Debating the Culture Bill |
| Message | cannot agree too any |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 249 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 311 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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