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Bill: RP News (Nationmaster): Nationalisation of Baltusian Railways Completed.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Patriotic Party of Baltusia
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 4166
Description[?]:
| A plan to revolutionise public transport by nationalising the railways has been completed - with most industrial experts indicating so far so good. The last private TOC has transferred to Baltusian Rail (BR) with all 1,500 staff securing employment in the government-run company. The scheme has come in several million pounds over budget mainly due to upgrades of rolling stock and stations, however, any other teething troubles seem to be remarkably minimal so far. The nationalisation plan put forward by the Baltusian Democratic Green Party was strongly opposed by ruling right alliance parties at the time but a white paper published by the then BDGP transport spokesperson and current Infrastructure and Transport Minister Peter Woods helped to ease the passage of the bill. It is unclear what the future holds for BR as new President Leila Williams was against its nationalisation, but attempts to carry out a u-turn on the project and head it back down the privatisation route may proved very costly. ** ** ** Meanwhile, the domestic automotive industry has seen a general rise in profits after plans to only allow cars using environmentally-friendly fuel was rejected by Congress. Despite the obvious environmental benefits, ministerial warnings that the law change could lead to Baltusian companies losing out to international automobile giants won the day. Annual reports published this month by many of the local companies show that decision was viewed favourably and led to extra investment in conventional vehicles such as the popular Baltusian Phoenix family saloon. It runs on a 1.6cc petrol engine, which would not have been allowed on the roads if the law had passed. However the debate has also forced many companies to start to invest in more environmentally-friendly engines and fuel technologies in anticipation of a law change in the future. |
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| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 650 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 50 |
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