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Bill: Economic Liberalisation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likatonia First
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: February 4775
Description[?]:
| Make Likatonia a fair economy where people can buy what they want. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 national legislature.
Current: The central bank is underneath the direct oversight of the head of state.
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 2
Proposal[?] to change Collective bargaining
Old value:: Only public sector employees have the right to collectively bargain
Current: Public and private sector employees have the right to collectively bargain
Proposed: Public and private sector employees have the right to collectively bargain
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 50
Current: 12
Proposed: 30
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government enforces a salary cap.
Current: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Proposed: There is a national maximum wage but local governments may enforce stricter salary caps.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government sets compulsory quotas for hiring women, minorities and marginalized groups.
Current: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Proposed: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Policy on social welfare benefits distribution
Old value:: The national government distributes all social welfare benefits.
Current: Local governments distribute all social welfare benefits.
Proposed: The national government and local governments work together to distribute all social welfare benefits.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:05:57, June 23, 2020 CET | From | Likatonia First | To | Debating the Economic Liberalisation Act |
| Message | What do other parties think |
| Date | 22:35:15, June 23, 2020 CET | From | Socialists People’s Party | To | Debating the Economic Liberalisation Act |
| Message | We disagree with article 7. |
| Date | 22:57:52, June 23, 2020 CET | From | Likatonia First | To | Debating the Economic Liberalisation Act |
| Message | Well that is 1 out of 8 articles so are you willing to compromise and agree to that to get everything else changed |
| Date | 02:33:21, June 24, 2020 CET | From | Socialists People’s Party | To | Debating the Economic Liberalisation Act |
| Message | To Lab: we will compromise. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 71 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 29 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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