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Bill: JPS.009.4830: Liberalization Economic Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党)
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 4832
Description[?]:
| This bill serves to begin the re-liberalization of the economic structures and laws of this nation, to provide for the people better economic freedom to conduct business how they see fit, and not be required to conduct business solely as the government sees fit to tell them to. This bill will remove the government monopoly of control over the stock exchanges and leave the fate of them to the people themselves. This bill will bring an end to the government enforced monopolies of this current government. This bill will further liberalize our governments laws on the matter of profit-sharing. This bill will remove us from treaties that restrict our legislature from ensuring the people's economic freedom. This bill will make the requirement to cover basic payroll contributions for enterprises a matter for local governments. This bill will allow full freedom of investment into our nations national industries by foreign investors. This bill will remove the excess of nationally owned central banks and furthermore privatize all banks in the nation. This bill will serve to end government control over certain industries and remove overbearing regulations. This bill will give control over energy provision back to local governments so they and their people can better decide how to handle their own energy provision and not be held to the will of nationalized monopolies of the national government. This bill will legalize pornography, allow all consenting adults to legally participate in such, and said material can legally be consumed by all people. This bill overall liberalizes the economic structures of this nation with the aim of providing greater economic freedom to the people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: Monopolies are only actively enforced in specific sectors of the economy.
Current: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Proposed: There is no policy on monopolies, they are unregulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Article 3
Withdraw from the Kuzacotl Principles.
Article 4
Withdraw from the International Workers' Protection Treaty.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: Labour unions and organizations of employers negotiate a salary cap.
Current: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Proposed: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Policy on profit sharing
Old value:: Companies are required to distribute a majority fraction of its profits to employees.
Current: A fiscally beneficial system encourages companies to share profits with employees.
Proposed: The law does not mandate or encourage profit sharing programs.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: Local governments regulates the daily working hours.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Exchange rate regime
Old value:: The exchange rate of the national currency is kept within a defined band of fluctuation.
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 allowed to float, and the government does not intervene at all.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: All forms of pornography are illegal.
Current: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Proposed: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for everyone.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 168 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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