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Bill: Business Prosperity Act - 2247
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! Party
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: May 2248
Description[?]:
| Section 1: Accepting that the Public sector can provide efficient and reliable public services, whilst also accepting that the lure of increasing profitablity and improvements in price and quality engendered through private competition can, in those areas that are not reliant on a purely non-profitable service provision, improve the goods purchased by the public, the Government will allow private investment and operation in all areas of business that are not directly required as part of essential public services. Business sectors to remain under the control of the Public Sector to include: Public Transportation (including national and local rail networks and services, local and national bus and coach services, and national and international airlines. Private business will be allowed to operate small scale private hire bus services and Taxi services); Public utilities (including water supplies, electricity provision, through the National Grid, and gas supplies); Primary medical care facilities; Essential Public Services (including Police, Fire, and Ambulance services as well as sea and land rescue services). The private sector will be allowed to compete primarily in production, retail and banking sectors where its ability to operate flexibly and quickly to changing economic conditions will provide the best provision to the public. These industries will, however, continue to have specific regulations imposed on them where necessary in order to maintain quality of product. Section 2: The formation and operation of businesses will be left to those businesses to control. The formation of Democratic Workers Councils (hereby referred to as DWC's) can be formed, but only through the choice of workers and management without Government interference. Public Sector operations will operate through standard heirarchical means in order to provide the best service without incurring the increased costs consistent with DWC operation. Section 3: In order to stimulate the growth of the energy sector direct to consumers, limited competition will be allowed to operate within the sector. These companies will provide energy directly to the consumer at competitive prices, though these prices will be monitored at all times (through the Office of Fair Trading henceforth referred to as OFT) in order to guarantee service to price consistency. Any discrepency will be investigated by the OFT and action taken accordingly. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 2
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 subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 71 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 53 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 249 |
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