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Bill: International Trade Reform Act (ITRA)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Order of Valtiel
Status[?]: defeated
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 2307
Description[?]:
| To reform our International trade so that it increases the profits of this nation ten-fold. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Current: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Proposed: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Current: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Proposed: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:03:44, October 30, 2006 CET | From | Fascist Zealotry League | To | Debating the International Trade Reform Act (ITRA) |
| Message | Our fiscal analysts suggest that the proposed articles would in fact decrease the profits of this nation. Perhaps they went to a different school than yours! ;) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 115 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 238 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 47 |
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