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Bill: Economic Development Act of 4258
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pontesian Progressive Party
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: December 4258
Description[?]:
| Economic Development is needed for any nation to grown and expand its ability to ensure the safety and security of its population as well as to ensure the continued expansion of its industrial complex. To this end the SRP seeks to reform key industrial decisions that will lead to expansion, growth, research and development, and prosperity to our people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Only government-run trade unions exist and membership in them is compulsory.
Current: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 100 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers." - Martin Luther King Jr. |