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Bill: Great Leap Forward
Details
Submitted by[?]: Malivian Nationalist Party (Socialist)
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: March 4505
Description[?]:
| This act aims to initiate various economic reforms and change the situation and condition of workers and other normal people (middle and lower classes) for the better. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 1
Current: 0
Proposed: 0
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Exchange rate regime
Old value:: The exchange rate of the national currency is allowed to float, and the government does not intervene at all.
Current: The exchange rate of the national currency is kept within a defined band of fluctuation.
Proposed: The exchange rate of the national currency is fixed by the government.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 38
Current: 25
Proposed: 40
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:56:33, December 22, 2018 CET | From | Malivian Nationalist Party (Socialist) | To | Debating the Great Leap Forward |
| Message | Do you support this bill? Which articles do you support and which not? |
| Date | 19:06:55, December 22, 2018 CET | From | Wind of Change | To | Debating the Great Leap Forward |
| Message | We don't support articles 1 and 8 because we think that consensus and bilaterality between workers and employers is positive. We do not support the 4 because we are internationalists and . We also are comfortable with the current legislation so we don't support article 11. If you remove them we will support the bill. |
| Date | 07:20:36, December 23, 2018 CET | From | Malivian Nationalist Party (Socialist) | To | Debating the Great Leap Forward |
| Message | We can remove articles 1,4 & 8 but we can't remove article 11. If you promise to support this bill, we are ready to remove articles 1,4 & 8. |
| Date | 11:54:04, December 23, 2018 CET | From | Wind of Change | To | Debating the Great Leap Forward |
| Message | OK, If you do that changes we will support this bill. |
| Date | 14:22:32, December 23, 2018 CET | From | Malivian Nationalist Party (Socialist) | To | Debating the Great Leap Forward |
| Message | Now okay? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 349 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 189 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 162 |
| Random fact: "Kubrk" is a Jelbic word that has the colloquial meaning "old man" or "geezer". |
| Random quote: "To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is barbarity." - Maximilien Robespierre |