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Bill: Economic Modernization Act, 4476
Details
Submitted by[?]: Saída Pela Esquerda! (SPE)
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: December 4476
Description[?]:
| THE PST PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING without considerations; |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Current: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Article 4
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 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.
Proposed: The central bank is an entirely independent agency of the government.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Proposed: Local governments regulates the daily working hours.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:34:07, October 28, 2018 CET | From | União Democrática do Tukarali | To | Debating the Economic Modernization Act, 4476 |
| Message | "The UDT would agree with making the central bank an independendent agency. However, we regard a certain amount regulation necessary for the protection of the less well-off from the excesses of a pure market economy. And we warn aginst leaving the media to the private sector alone. The existence of independent non-profit-making cooperatives ensures that information is not exclusively the domain of those with obvious financial interests in incluencing policy in certain ways." Ademir Madeira, Minister for Trade and Commerce |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 71 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 184 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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