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Bill: National Economic Revitalisation Package
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ethnikí Patriotikí Symmachía
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: November 4315
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Closed shops are places of employment where only members of a specific union are allowed to work; union shops can hire non-members, but these have to become members after a certain time; agency shops can hire non-members, who have to pay a fee to cover the unions costs. All three are erected by union agreements. (Only valid if unions are legal)
Old value:: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Current: This issue is decided by local governments.
Proposed: Only open shops are legal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Current: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 1
Proposed: 5
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards foreign workers.
Old value:: Foreign nationals are treated the same as native citizens when searching for employment.
Current: Foreign nationals are treated the same as native citizens when searching for employment.
Proposed: Foreign nationals may seek employment but with inferior legal employment protections and benefits to native citizens.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Only small-scale gambling is allowed, involving limited amounts of money; casinos are illegal.
Current: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: Gambling is illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Current: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 206 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 93 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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