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Bill: Benefit Reform Act 2208 (Child)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta
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: January 2210
Description[?]:
| Wheras: Child benefit was provided for only low income families in the Free Republic of Jelbania. It is the consideration that the huge cost incurred by raising a child is not assisted with for large families, which experience this the most. Henceforth, should this Bill pass into Law: Child benefit shall be provided on the same basis for both low income and large families, in order to ensure greater fairness and effectiveness in the system. AMENDMENT 1. i. Henceforth, Child Benefit shall be provided on the same basis for all families of Jelbania. Proposer: The Conservative Party |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:28:52, April 02, 2006 CET | From |  Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Benefit Reform Act 2208 (Child) |
| Message | No, actually I like "The State guarantees child benefit to all families" better. That would be more fair and effeicient in the system. |
| Date | 03:51:02, April 02, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Benefit Reform Act 2208 (Child) |
| Message | At the suggestion of the Conservative party, this Bill may be amended to grant child benefit to all families. The DLP would like to gauge the level of support for this Bill. Is their any further support for the amendment proposed by the Conservative party? |
| Date | 04:22:04, April 02, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Benefit Reform Act 2208 (Child) |
| Message | Yeah, but too many to be put on one bill. |
| Date | 04:44:54, April 02, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Benefit Reform Act 2208 (Child) |
| Message | The original proposal would be removed and replaced with the proposal to grant to all families. |
| Date | 19:27:11, April 02, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Benefit Reform Act 2208 (Child) |
| Message | The Amendment has been made. If there are no objections, this bill shall be put to the vote? |
| Date | 02:01:39, April 03, 2006 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Benefit Reform Act 2208 (Child) |
| Message | We support the changes sought by the Conservatives and will support this effort. |
| Date | 04:12:32, April 03, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Benefit Reform Act 2208 (Child) |
| Message | Good, good... |
| Date | 19:40:00, April 03, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Benefit Reform Act 2208 (Child) |
| Message | We actually agree on something. |
| Date | 22:28:45, April 03, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Benefit Reform Act 2208 (Child) |
| Message | The DLP finds this most odd :P |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 196 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 150 |
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