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Bill: Energy Act 2322
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Centrist Democrats
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: October 2323
Description[?]:
| To break up the state monopoly and to achieve lower prices through competition, we propose a liberalisation of the energy sector. Yet, to ensure a proper and fair market system the power grid will remain under state control. -Charles Foster, LDRP Spokesman for Infrastructure and Transport Policies |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: All power stations are publicly owned.
Current: All power stations are publicly owned.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 2
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, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:04:58, December 01, 2006 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the Energy Act 2322 |
| Message | No these industries are to fital to our people. If they would be private the price would go up and pour families woulden't be able to pay for energy. |
| Date | 20:48:08, December 01, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Centrist Democrats | To | Debating the Energy Act 2322 |
| Message | OOC: its "vital", "poor" and "wouldn't" Only because the state produces a good, that doesn't mean it's the cheapest way to do it. In almost any case it's the other way round. Competition not regulation lowers prizes. And the bill says that there is an option for low income subsidies. |
| Date | 04:08:17, December 02, 2006 CET | From | Ikradone Nationalsozialistische Partei | To | Debating the Energy Act 2322 |
| Message | The State must maintain control of these key industries. However, they should be run somewhat like corporations in order to maximize efficiency, yet still stay under control of the State, to ensure everyone gets power and private interests are not placed above the People's. --Franz Dietrich Public Affairs, INSP |
| Date | 19:21:20, December 02, 2006 CET | From | United Peoples Party | To | Debating the Energy Act 2322 |
| Message | Energy is one thing that cannot be turned over to Private control. It is the responsibility of the State to provide these items and more importantly to eleminate competition in these fields. If there were multiple competing Energy companies then we would see a drastic incline of the construction of Power lines and Generators, more advertisements for the Energy Company. It is imparative that the state keep all of this from happening and keep energy under state control and responsibility. -Ruben Martinez |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 487 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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