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Bill: Pharmaceutical Drugs Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Unity Labour Party
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 4229
Description[?]:
| We believe in the need to reduce government spending thereby we seek to only subsidize the cost of medicine for low income earners instead of paying the full cost. We should not seek to encourage a nanny state and make people constantly dependent on government. The government isn't Santa Claus and thus, to ensure that the poor is still protected, we will subsidize medication but not pay full cost. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:56:36, June 19, 2017 CET | From | Wind of Change | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | We are not a nanny state for paying the poorest' pharmaceutical drugs, we are simply a fair state . We are really disappointed with this law and we hope it will be rejected. |
| Date | 14:12:29, June 19, 2017 CET | From | Unity Labour Party | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I believe our honourable member is mistaken. The state is still assisting the poor and protecting them by paying a fraction of the cost. As a matter of fact,a large fraction of the cost through subsidies. We do hope |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 130 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 240 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 14 |
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