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Bill: Privatisation of the Cultural Means
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ordnungsfraktion
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: June 4183
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: Books may only be obtained through private dealers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Current: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not fund or manage museums. This is left to the private sector.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:13:09, March 18, 2017 CET | From | Konservative Unionistische Partei | To | Debating the Privatisation of the Cultural Means |
| Message | Mr Speaker On this occasion we agree that change is needed, but believe the governments position is wrong. We move instead that libraries and controls of library funding are handed to local government. And so our party can, unfortunately, not support the government on this occasion. David Wehrmann |
| Date | 13:23:26, March 20, 2017 CET | From | Unternehmenspartei | To | Debating the Privatisation of the Cultural Means |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, A great number of private bookshop and museum owners have approached me complaining about how they are being driven out of business by the government competing unfairly in the market they are try to win. This is completely immoral. What right have the government to take away the livelihoods of these fine, hard-working citizens? Helmut Wolfensohn Chairman of the Enterprise Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 143 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 147 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 109 |
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