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Bill: Deregulation act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Progressive Ulama
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: September 2185
Description[?]:
| In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful: The people cry out for freedom from this Baathist state's slavery. This bill also carries a new corporate tax. Corporations must still pay 50% to the national government, but there will be an additional 25% tax to be paid to the muhafazah, so that they can fund their own programmes and have financial independence from Dar al Badara. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Current: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Proposed: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 50
Current: 40
Proposed: 75
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: No gated communities are allowed.
Current: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Proposed: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Current: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Current: Only government-run trade unions exist and membership in them is compulsory.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: There is a state monopoly on prostitution.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal but not recognized under government employment regulation policy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:22:17, February 13, 2006 CET | From | Al'Badaran Conservative Party | To | Debating the Deregulation act |
| Message | All but the extra taxation |
| Date | 15:58:07, February 13, 2006 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Council | To | Debating the Deregulation act |
| Message | Only the extra taxation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 638 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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