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Bill: F-98: Energy Competition Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Heritage Party of Hutori
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: February 4266
Description[?]:
| Article 1) Upon the passage of the Energy Competition Act all energy companies will be privatized. Article 2) The Graham Anti-Trust Act will apply to energy companies and as such all monopolies in this sector will be broken up by the Ministry of Trade & Industry. Article 3) The rate at which individuals can be charged will be determined based upon income and projected energy use Therefore, if a person that is in X tax bracket exceeds a certain power usage the power company can charge a higher rate. Article 4) The rate at which certain income levels can be charged will be determined by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Article 5) Rates at which companies can be charged will be left to market forces. Article 6) New and Small Businesses will be offered tax credits and subsidies for power usage up to a certain usage to be determined in the same manner as individual rates. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:23:33, August 28, 2017 CET | From | Federal Heritage Party of Hutori | To | Debating the F-98: Energy Competition Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I hereby open this proposal up to debate. Senator Janet Beckman (F-AD) Federalist Senate Leader |
| Date | 19:39:50, August 31, 2017 CET | From |  Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the F-98: Energy Competition Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker Policies such as these can only be helpful to Hutorians feeling the pinch under the oppression of a goverhment obsessed with growing it's own size. Seeing Energy Hutori broken up will save us millions I operating costs and end government gauging of their citizens of resources they desperately need. We are completely in favor. Richard LeClerc Senator for Groomsbridge Leader of the Royalist Coalition |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 217 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 323 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 65 |
| Random fact: Real-life places should not be referenced in Particracy. |
| Random quote: "While we may not always agree it is my hope that we may always be civil." - Jonathan Clarke, former Hutorian politician |