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Bill: Budget Review and Defence Investment Bill 4121
Details
Submitted by[?]: Patriotic Party of Baltusia
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 4122
Description[?]:
| We propose a series of law changes that will generate more money for the Government coffers, which can then be invested in the critical area of defence. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: All power stations are publicly owned.
Current: All power stations are publicly owned.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Current: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Proposed: The government does not take any position with regards to renewable energy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:42:43, November 16, 2016 CET | From | Patriotic Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Budget Review and Defence Investment Bill 4121 |
| Message | For some years now defence has been underfunded. Respective government finance ministers have been loathe to spend in this area, even though we believe it is essential. Our view would be to increase spending by 2 billion dollars each presidential term... but how to afford it? We propose a series of measures that will save money in areas such as Science and Technology and Infrastructure and Transport - through privatisation of nationalised industries and ending unwarranted subsidies. This money can then be shifted to the military budget and would fund thousands of military jobs and pay for the hardware we need to help defend our nation. Thank you Defence Secretary - Colonel Octavius Black |
| Date | 16:47:25, November 16, 2016 CET | From | Patriotic Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Budget Review and Defence Investment Bill 4121 |
| Message | We will leave this bill open for debate for a while, before moving it to a vote. |
| Date | 22:10:53, November 16, 2016 CET | From | United Democratic Party - Syndicalists | To | Debating the Budget Review and Defence Investment Bill 4121 |
| Message | privatisation will be the downfall of this country |
| Date | 10:24:56, November 17, 2016 CET | From | Patriotic Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Budget Review and Defence Investment Bill 4121 |
| Message | Based on comments, I have removed article one regarding airport privatisation and will review this later. The other two articles can still bring substantial savings to the government treasury, which I hope will be spent on defence. Colonel Black |
| Date | 18:05:36, November 17, 2016 CET | From | Democratic Republicans | To | Debating the Budget Review and Defence Investment Bill 4121 |
| Message | funny enough the democratic republicans would support airport privatization, but not the other articles in this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 308 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 314 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 78 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics." - Wendell Phillips |