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Bill: D.d.l. 01/13 Media System
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partito dei Democratici Istaliani
Status[?]: passed
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: January 4215
Description[?]:
| Alice Ture, Minister of Trade and Industry: "Istalia needs a new media system, we think television and radio should also be non-profit and educational" |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: All television media are private.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:03:24, May 19, 2017 CET | From | Lega Giusnaturalistica | To | Debating the D.d.l. 01/13 Media System |
| Message | Rachele Delfina, Whip of the Confederazione Capitalista "While not entitled to voting privileges at the moment - as a new party, representing a new movement - the Confederazione Capitalista strongly opposes interventions into the private markets. Subsidies are a prime target for our movement, as they distort markets, raise prices, and reduce quality of goods and services. The purely private nature of our TV and radio stations must be preserved!" |
| Date | 09:27:51, May 20, 2017 CET | From | Partito Ambientalista Socialista Istalia | To | Debating the D.d.l. 01/13 Media System |
| Message | Pino Lemmi, Deputato "We strongly support this" |
| Date | 14:56:14, May 20, 2017 CET | From | Partito dei Democratici Istaliani | To | Debating the D.d.l. 01/13 Media System |
| Message | Alice Ture, Minister of Trade and Industry: "If this passes government will subsidies only INDEPENDENT non-profit companies, so the state will not enter the "media market". Recently, private companies used the media system only to make profit for it and often they chose to close educational programs to have more audiences by proposing low-quality films or ludicrous shows. It's time that television and radio return to teach to people something." |
| Date | 22:33:07, May 20, 2017 CET | From | Alleanza Radicale - NCD | To | Debating the D.d.l. 01/13 Media System |
| Message | Camilla Fiorenti, leader of LP: "we can consider this proposal as a good compromises by part of the Government. So we will support in respecting of the expressed will of the people." |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 356 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 174 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 105 |
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