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Bill: Banking and Economic Reform Act 4147
Details
Submitted by[?]: Folks Socialistiske Alliance
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 4148
Description[?]:
| An act to nationalise industry and banks, with a change in monopoly breakups included. |
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 a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Current: There is no policy on monopolies, they are unregulated.
Proposed: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:35:12, January 08, 2017 CET | From | Unité et Socialisme (PUS) | To | Debating the Banking and Economic Reform Act 4147 |
| Message | The government should be able to run monopolies for the public good. Competition is wasteful |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 104 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 463 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 183 |
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