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Bill: D.d.l. 03/4297 - Social Support for the Low Income Citizens Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alleanza Radicale - NCD
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: June 4298
Description[?]:
| Stefano Romulani, President of the Council of Minister: "Mr Speaker and Hon. Deputies, I come again before you to present the other projects to offer to our citizens a State which want fight against poverty, want support them in the most difficult periods, want offer them the possibility to have the same opportunities. Thank you" |
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 private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families but does not regulate the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:43:28, November 04, 2017 CET | From | Partito Nazionale Democratico | To | Debating the D.d.l. 03/4297 - Social Support for the Low Income Citizens Act |
| Message | Demetrio Votta, PNI Leader, As a former speaker of Finance I cannot look at this madness! Do you want to inflate prices like a balloon infinitely!? Increasing Social Benefits causes nothing but inflation as the companies will be able to charge higher prices, this will cause only further demand an increase in benefits. Do you really want The Istalian Economy to end up in this vicious cycle?! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 292 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 284 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 59 |
| Random fact: Real life-life nationalities, cultures or ethnicities should not be referenced in Particracy (eg. "German"). |
| Random quote: "The substance of the eminent Socialist gentlemen's speech is that making a profit is a sin. It is my belief that the real sin is taking a loss!" - Winston Churchill |