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Bill: New Economic Regulations
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Party of Endralon
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: October 4276
Description[?]:
Trade and Industry Minister Porta Dániel and Finance Minister Bálint Anna |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of advertising of substances classified as addictive and harmful (if general advertising by companies is permitted and sale of the addictive/harmful products is allowed).
Old value:: Advertising is banned.
Current: Policy on advertising is determined by local governments.
Proposed: Advertising is restricted and has to carry strong warning messages.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Current: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Proposed: Companies are required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Current: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: All sports clubs are government owned and run.
Current: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Proposed: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Central Bank oversight and regulation (if a central bank exists)
Old value:: The central bank is underneath the direct oversight of the Ministry of Finance.
Current: The central bank is an entirely independent agency of the government.
Proposed: The government appoints the head of the central bank and an executive board to manage the central bank but does not otherwise interfere in its operations.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 10
Current: 10
Proposed: 9
Article 7
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
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Vote | Seats | ||
yes | Total Seats: 227 | ||
no | Total Seats: 278 | ||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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