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Bill: Environemntal Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Noordelijk Bevrijding Front
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 2308
Description[?]:
| This will be enacted through tax incentives and disincentives NOT through direct government intervention. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:24:51, November 01, 2006 CET | From | Artanian Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei | To | Debating the Environemntal Protection Act |
| Message | This will hurt our industrial production, making goods more expensive, and will lead to either wage reductions, or lay offs. |
| Date | 18:01:29, November 01, 2006 CET | From | Noordelijk Bevrijding Front | To | Debating the Environemntal Protection Act |
| Message | No it will not. It will simply give incentives to move toward greener energy. Observe: The Government tells Industry that if they convert to low carbon renewable energy sources Corperation Tax will be reduced from 5% to 1%. Company A follows government guideline to maximise profit which will no doubt be supported by shareholders AND the consumer because they can cut costs too. Company B decides that this is not worth implementing. As Company A does implement it Company B loses custom as it cannot compete with A. Does Company B lay off workers to compensate? NO, Company B moves to maximise profit in the most sensible way: It switches to Green Energy. |
| Date | 23:26:00, November 01, 2006 CET | From | Artanian Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei | To | Debating the Environemntal Protection Act |
| Message | Well thats all very well, but I don't see the carrot here, where is the Corporation Tax reduction? Its certainly not visible here, and your story is just that, a story. |
| Date | 13:46:46, November 02, 2006 CET | From | Noordelijk Bevrijding Front | To | Debating the Environemntal Protection Act |
| Message | I can't propose a two tier reduxction. Although I could propose a 1% CT bill. Just have to RP |
| Date | 14:00:43, November 02, 2006 CET | From | Artanian Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei | To | Debating the Environemntal Protection Act |
| Message | Aye, but even then, companies will still be paying the standard rate of corporation tax, and will have to submit to these laws, and the senario you suggest cannot happen. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 94 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 81 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 24 |
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