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Bill: Privatisation Act 4729
Details
Submitted by[?]: White Rose
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: April 4730
Description[?]:
| An Act to privatise national services and industries |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates and owns all banks.
Current: All banks are privately owned.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 2
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 central bank is an entirely independent agency of the government.
Proposed: 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.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy on employee representation on corporate boards
Old value:: Two thirds of corporate boards must consist of employees
Current: One third of corporate boards must consist of employees
Proposed: No employee representation is required on corporate boards
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Public works initiatives
Old value:: The government funds a program to build public works.
Current: The government contracts with private corporations to build public works.
Proposed: The government contracts with private corporations to build public works.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:57:56, March 22, 2020 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Act 4729 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We have public services that are providing very useful and necessary services free of cost.And the White Rose wants to put these services in the hands of marge multinational, large corporations, greedy capitalists that do not think about the interest of the general public. Those privatisations are brutal and maybe some people will lose their jobs.Irresponsible! |
| Date | 23:07:12, March 22, 2020 CET | From | White Rose | To | Debating the Privatisation Act 4729 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, These public services will remain public services, provided by business competing with each other driving prices down. We are also not falling for lies, energy and trains are not free of charge, there merely nationalised. We will privatise them and allow for price reductions. |
| Date | 23:35:14, March 22, 2020 CET | From | Left for Progress | To | Debating the Privatisation Act 4729 |
| Message | Dear White Rose! We think that proposal is too radical and If this become a law that result is the Iassez-faire without regulations. That's bad. We are not radical leftists, we believe in Fair Capitalism, but this is too much for us, too. We vote "no": Respectfully: Xander Fletcher, the Communication Director and the Temporary Supreme Super-delegate of the Left for Progress. |
| Date | 09:16:51, March 23, 2020 CET | From | Luthorian Democratic Union | To | Debating the Privatisation Act 4729 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, If there would not be article 4 we would vote yes. We will abstain now. Clement Forstner, LB |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 78 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 54 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 18 |
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