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Bill: TOC Nationalisation Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill proposes to change the allocation of funds in the budget. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 4303
Description[?]:
| Members of Congress, Publicly owned railways are more efficient and less costly. Jill Stone Secretary of State for Infrastructure and Transport |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Current: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Proposed: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Article 3
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 1,000,000,000 BLD | 200,000,000 BLD | 200,000,000 BLD |
| Foreign Affairs | 10,000,000,000 BLD | 5,600,000,000 BLD | 5,600,000,000 BLD |
| Internal Affairs | 15,000,000,000 BLD | 20,000,000,000 BLD | 20,000,000,000 BLD |
| Finance | 20,000,000,000 BLD | 30,000,000 BLD | 30,000,000 BLD |
| Defence | 100,000,000,000 BLD | 4,000,000,000 BLD | 4,000,000,000 BLD |
| Justice | 10,000,000,000 BLD | 3,050,000,000 BLD | 3,050,000,000 BLD |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 40,000,000,000 BLD | 30,000,000,000 BLD | 40,000,000,000 BLD |
| Health and Social Services | 50,000,000,000 BLD | 365,000,000,000 BLD | 365,000,000,000 BLD |
| Education and Culture | 50,000,000,000 BLD | 60,000,000,000 BLD | 60,000,000,000 BLD |
| Science and Technology | 10,000,000,000 BLD | 105,000,000,000 BLD | 105,000,000,000 BLD |
| Food and Agriculture | 40,000,000,000 BLD | 60,000,000,000 BLD | 60,000,000,000 BLD |
| Environment and Tourism | 1,500,000,000 BLD | 8,000,000,000 BLD | 8,000,000,000 BLD |
| Trade and Industry | 65,000,000,000 BLD | 40,000,000,000 BLD | 40,000,000,000 BLD |
| Total | 412,500,000,000 BLD | 700,880,000,000 BLD | 710,880,000,000 BLD |
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 310 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 122 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 168 |
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