NSG Senate Coffee Shop: We don't serve decaf

[Arkolon]

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Calaverde Co-determination Act
| Author: Regina Marino (Arkolon | NDP) |
| PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILL |
| Sponsors: Balthazar Watanabe (New Werpland | NDP), Agustín Tejeda (Nova Anglicana | Ind.), Zephaniah Kruger (Ikania | LDP), David Vera Cruz (Heraklea- | WA), Anastacia Castillo (Osea 767 | WA) |

An Act designed to help balance labour laws between employers and employees in Calaverde by providing a framework for a social market economy through the introduction of co-determination programmes in large enterprises.

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§1 Programme for Co-determination

1. Applicability
a. The terms set out by this bill will apply to all organisations
i. registered as a commercial enterprise; and that are
ii. headquartered in Calaverde; and
iii. irrespective of how they are owned and managed; and
iv. who have at least two-thousand (2,000) employees

2. Requirements
a. All organisations that apply to this Act, as defined in §1.1 of this bill, must
i. form a supervisory board and
ii. form a management board, elected by the supervisory board
aa. The management board is a corporate executive board, hierarchically subordinate to the supervisory board, and is the managing body of a company and cannot be instructed by any legal person, be they natural or artificial, to act in such a way as to harm the business. Executive board members are personally liable for accepting any such instructions.
b. All organisations that apply to this Act, as defined in §1.1 of this bill, must
i. have a supervisory board of at least 12 members where
ii. at least a quarter of these must be held by a union representative and
iii. at least a quarter of these must be held by a representative elected by the workers of the company and
iv. at least one member of the supervisory board must be a dedicated manager for labour affairs.
c. However, the chairman of the supervisory board must be a shareholder, and must retain the corporate power to act as a tie-breaker in any democratically-conducted decision carried out by the supervisory board.

3. Appointment
a. A union representative, as defined in §1.1bii of this bill, must belong to a registered trade union of Calaverde and must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
b. Other representatives, as defined in §1.1biii of this bill, must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
c. The manager for labour affairs, as defined in §1.1biv of this bill, must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
d. All other members of the supervisory board must be shareholders in the company they represent.

Updated with sponsors.

[Ikania]

All aboard the peace sponsor train!

[Heraklea-]

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Calaverde Co-determination Act
| Author: Regina Marino (Arkolon | NDP) |
| PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILL |
| Sponsors: Balthazar Watanabe (New Werpland | NDP), Agustín Tejeda (Nova Anglicana | Ind.), Zephaniah Kruger (Ikania | LDP) |

An Act designed to help balance labour laws between employers and employees in Calaverde by providing a framework for a social market economy through the introduction of co-determination programmes in large enterprises.

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§1 Programme for Co-determination

1. Applicability
a. The terms set out by this bill will apply to all organisations
i. registered as a commercial enterprise;
ii. headquartered in Calaverde;
iii. irrespective of how they are owned and managed;
iv. who have at least two-thousand (2,000) employees

2. Requirements
a. All organisations that apply to this Act, as defined in §1.1 of this bill, must
i. form a supervisory board and
ii. form a management board, elected by the supervisory board
aa. The management board is a corporate executive board, hierarchically subordinate to the supervisory board, and is the managing body of a company and cannot be instructed by any legal person, be they natural or artificial, to act in such a way as to harm the business. Executive board members are personally liable for accepting any such instructions.
b. All organisations that apply to this Act, as defined in §1.1 of this bill, must
i. have a supervisory board of at least 12 members where
ii. at least a quarter of these must be held by a union representative and
iii. at least a quarter of these must be held by a representative elected by the workers of the company and
iv. at least one member of the supervisory board must be a dedicated manager for labour affairs.
c. However, the chairman of the supervisory board must be a shareholder, and must retain the corporate power to act as a tie-breaker in any democratically-conducted decision carried out by the supervisory board.

3. Appointment
a. A union representative, as defined in §1.1bii of this bill, must belong to a registered trade union of Calaverde and must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
b. Other representatives, as defined in §1.1biii of this bill, must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
c. The manager for labour affairs, as defined in §1.1biv of this bill, must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
d. All other members of the supervisory board must be shareholders in the company they represent.

Updated with sponsors.

So, does this mean half of the management board will be from a combination of the workers and the union? What is the difference between them all being from the union or from the workers (since presumably under such an arrangement, the two would be largely the same)?

And one nit pick point, I think §1.1.a is a little unclear. I'm pretty sure the intention is that all of those conditions must apply, but it is never explicitly stated.

[Arkolon]

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Calaverde Co-determination Act
| Author: Regina Marino (Arkolon | NDP) |
| PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILL |
| Sponsors: Balthazar Watanabe (New Werpland | NDP), Agustín Tejeda (Nova Anglicana | Ind.), Zephaniah Kruger (Ikania | LDP) |

An Act designed to help balance labour laws between employers and employees in Calaverde by providing a framework for a social market economy through the introduction of co-determination programmes in large enterprises.

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§1 Programme for Co-determination

1. Applicability
a. The terms set out by this bill will apply to all organisations
i. registered as a commercial enterprise;
ii. headquartered in Calaverde;
iii. irrespective of how they are owned and managed;
iv. who have at least two-thousand (2,000) employees

2. Requirements
a. All organisations that apply to this Act, as defined in §1.1 of this bill, must
i. form a supervisory board and
ii. form a management board, elected by the supervisory board
aa. The management board is a corporate executive board, hierarchically subordinate to the supervisory board, and is the managing body of a company and cannot be instructed by any legal person, be they natural or artificial, to act in such a way as to harm the business. Executive board members are personally liable for accepting any such instructions.
b. All organisations that apply to this Act, as defined in §1.1 of this bill, must
i. have a supervisory board of at least 12 members where
ii. at least a quarter of these must be held by a union representative and
iii. at least a quarter of these must be held by a representative elected by the workers of the company and
iv. at least one member of the supervisory board must be a dedicated manager for labour affairs.
c. However, the chairman of the supervisory board must be a shareholder, and must retain the corporate power to act as a tie-breaker in any democratically-conducted decision carried out by the supervisory board.

3. Appointment
a. A union representative, as defined in §1.1bii of this bill, must belong to a registered trade union of Calaverde and must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
b. Other representatives, as defined in §1.1biii of this bill, must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
c. The manager for labour affairs, as defined in §1.1biv of this bill, must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
d. All other members of the supervisory board must be shareholders in the company they represent.

Updated with sponsors.

So, does this mean half of the management board will be from a combination of the workers and the union? What is the difference between them all being from the union or from the workers (since presumably under such an arrangement, the two would be largely the same)?

And one nit pick point, I think §1.1.a is a little unclear. I'm pretty sure the intention is that all of those conditions must apply, but it is never explicitly stated.

Yes, at least half of the supervisory board of any company, with at least 2,000 employees, will have to be democratically elected by the workers. At least half of these must be from a union, so as to strengthen unions and give them a voice, and the other half of these democratically elected representatives do not necessarily have to be part of a union (but can be). That way the workers can elect whomever they want, not just those who have to belong to a union.

Good point re: the nitpick. I'll clarify it now.

[Heraklea-]

So, does this mean half of the management board will be from a combination of the workers and the union? What is the difference between them all being from the union or from the workers (since presumably under such an arrangement, the two would be largely the same)?

And one nit pick point, I think §1.1.a is a little unclear. I'm pretty sure the intention is that all of those conditions must apply, but it is never explicitly stated.

Yes, at least half of the supervisory board of any company, with at least 2,000 employees, will have to be democratically elected by the workers. At least half of these must be from a union, so as to strengthen unions and give them a voice, and the other half of these democratically elected representatives do not necessarily have to be part of a union (but can be). That way the workers can elect whomever they want, not just those who have to belong to a union.

Good point re: the nitpick. I'll clarify it now.

Hm. I like it. I'll sponsor, though please keep me apprised of any changes that are made so I can decide if it retains my sponsorship (you did say this isn't finalized).

[Arkolon]

Yes, at least half of the supervisory board of any company, with at least 2,000 employees, will have to be democratically elected by the workers. At least half of these must be from a union, so as to strengthen unions and give them a voice, and the other half of these democratically elected representatives do not necessarily have to be part of a union (but can be). That way the workers can elect whomever they want, not just those who have to belong to a union.

Good point re: the nitpick. I'll clarify it now.

Hm. I like it. I'll sponsor, though please keep me apprised of any changes that are made so I can decide if it retains my sponsorship (you did say this isn't finalized).

Ha, I guess I've stained my reputation badly enough already with SCEDA on that one

[Geilinor]

Sponsored.

[Atlanticatia]

So, does this mean half of the management board will be from a combination of the workers and the union? What is the difference between them all being from the union or from the workers (since presumably under such an arrangement, the two would be largely the same)?

And one nit pick point, I think §1.1.a is a little unclear. I'm pretty sure the intention is that all of those conditions must apply, but it is never explicitly stated.

Yes, at least half of the supervisory board of any company, with at least 2,000 employees, will have to be democratically elected by the workers. At least half of these must be from a union, so as to strengthen unions and give them a voice, and the other half of these democratically elected representatives do not necessarily have to be part of a union (but can be). That way the workers can elect whomever they want, not just those who have to belong to a union.

Good point re: the nitpick. I'll clarify it now.

Although I do wonder if it should only be union members to incentivise union membership.

[Britanno 2]

Although I do wonder if it should only be union members to incentivise union membership.

It's to incentivise it, not force it down their throats.

[New Werpland]

Yes, at least half of the supervisory board of any company, with at least 2,000 employees, will have to be democratically elected by the workers. At least half of these must be from a union, so as to strengthen unions and give them a voice, and the other half of these democratically elected representatives do not necessarily have to be part of a union (but can be). That way the workers can elect whomever they want, not just those who have to belong to a union.

Good point re: the nitpick. I'll clarify it now.

Hm. I like it.

Hallelujah

[Ainin]

a) §1.1.a of the Rights and Responsibilities Act shall be rendered null and void.
b) All legislation shall be subject to judicial review and repeal.

You want to bring judicial review against the constitution using the constitution?

What is this nonsense.

[Atlanticatia]

Although I do wonder if it should only be union members to incentivise union membership.

It's to incentivise it, not force it down their throats.

It wouldn't force them. it's just saying that if they want to vote they have to join the union.

[The Nihilistic view]

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Calaverde Co-determination Act
| Author: Regina Marino (Arkolon | NDP) |
| PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILL |
| Sponsors: Balthazar Watanabe (New Werpland | NDP), Agustín Tejeda (Nova Anglicana | Ind.), Zephaniah Kruger (Ikania | LDP) |

An Act designed to help balance labour laws between employers and employees in Calaverde by providing a framework for a social market economy through the introduction of co-determination programmes in large enterprises.

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§1 Programme for Co-determination

1. Applicability
a. The terms set out by this bill will apply to all organisations
i. registered as a commercial enterprise;
ii. headquartered in Calaverde;
iii. irrespective of how they are owned and managed;
iv. who have at least two-thousand (2,000) employees

2. Requirements
a. All organisations that apply to this Act, as defined in §1.1 of this bill, must
i. form a supervisory board and
ii. form a management board, elected by the supervisory board
aa. The management board is a corporate executive board, hierarchically subordinate to the supervisory board, and is the managing body of a company and cannot be instructed by any legal person, be they natural or artificial, to act in such a way as to harm the business. Executive board members are personally liable for accepting any such instructions.
b. All organisations that apply to this Act, as defined in §1.1 of this bill, must
i. have a supervisory board of at least 12 members where
ii. at least a quarter of these must be held by a union representative and
iii. at least a quarter of these must be held by a representative elected by the workers of the company and
iv. at least one member of the supervisory board must be a dedicated manager for labour affairs.
c. However, the chairman of the supervisory board must be a shareholder, and must retain the corporate power to act as a tie-breaker in any democratically-conducted decision carried out by the supervisory board.

3. Appointment
a. A union representative, as defined in §1.1bii of this bill, must belong to a registered trade union of Calaverde and must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
b. Other representatives, as defined in §1.1biii of this bill, must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
c. The manager for labour affairs, as defined in §1.1biv of this bill, must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
d. All other members of the supervisory board must be shareholders in the company they represent.

Updated with sponsors.

All aboard the freight train of HQ relocating!

[Britanno 2]

It wouldn't force them. it's just saying that if they want to vote they have to join the union.

Which effectively says "you have to the union or your voice is worthless". We want to encourage union membership, but being one step away from requiring it isn't fair.

[The New World Oceania]

-snip-

I have a quick question for NWO: does this bill mean that all legislation must be considered by the Supreme Court before it is debated, or only those that are questionably constitutional?

Just those that the Speaker wishes to hold debate on because they fear that they're unconstitutional.

a) §1.1.a of the Rights and Responsibilities Act shall be rendered null and void.
b) All legislation shall be subject to judicial review and repeal.

You want to bring judicial review against the constitution using the constitution?

What is this nonsense.

Is it possible you've embedded your ego in your legislation and are trying to defend the fact that you made a horrible awful mistake in declaring arbitrary legislation passed in a hurry and poorly written as an unamendable and unreviewable constituion that takes precedence over any law in the nation?

[Arkolon]

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Calaverde Co-determination Act
| Author: Regina Marino (Arkolon | NDP) |
| PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILL |
| Sponsors: Balthazar Watanabe (New Werpland | NDP), Agustín Tejeda (Nova Anglicana | Ind.), Zephaniah Kruger (Ikania | LDP) |

An Act designed to help balance labour laws between employers and employees in Calaverde by providing a framework for a social market economy through the introduction of co-determination programmes in large enterprises.

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§1 Programme for Co-determination

1. Applicability
a. The terms set out by this bill will apply to all organisations
i. registered as a commercial enterprise;
ii. headquartered in Calaverde;
iii. irrespective of how they are owned and managed;
iv. who have at least two-thousand (2,000) employees

2. Requirements
a. All organisations that apply to this Act, as defined in §1.1 of this bill, must
i. form a supervisory board and
ii. form a management board, elected by the supervisory board
aa. The management board is a corporate executive board, hierarchically subordinate to the supervisory board, and is the managing body of a company and cannot be instructed by any legal person, be they natural or artificial, to act in such a way as to harm the business. Executive board members are personally liable for accepting any such instructions.
b. All organisations that apply to this Act, as defined in §1.1 of this bill, must
i. have a supervisory board of at least 12 members where
ii. at least a quarter of these must be held by a union representative and
iii. at least a quarter of these must be held by a representative elected by the workers of the company and
iv. at least one member of the supervisory board must be a dedicated manager for labour affairs.
c. However, the chairman of the supervisory board must be a shareholder, and must retain the corporate power to act as a tie-breaker in any democratically-conducted decision carried out by the supervisory board.

3. Appointment
a. A union representative, as defined in §1.1bii of this bill, must belong to a registered trade union of Calaverde and must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
b. Other representatives, as defined in §1.1biii of this bill, must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
c. The manager for labour affairs, as defined in §1.1biv of this bill, must be elected into their position at regular intervals (and at least once every four years) on the supervisory board by the employees of the company they represent.
d. All other members of the supervisory board must be shareholders in the company they represent.

Updated with sponsors.

All aboard the freight train of HQ relocating!

This is almost a copy-paste'd version of the exact same German law Last I checked, Germany didn't have a problem with its industrial giants shifting HQs. I mean, if Calacme Inc. has 12 shareholders now and six-thousand employees, to conform to this law they just need to add in 12 more but have them elected. They'd still have the upper hand (50% of votes + tie-breaker), but unions would be given, you know, a practical and useful purpose by allowing them into the boardroom and influencing how the supervisory board acts.

[Arkolon]

Now that SCEDA has been dropped from this week's schedule and that I've removed it from the queue, here is the amended version of SCEDA that I will bring to the Coffee Shop before putting it back in the queue. Equally, NEZA is separate from SCEDA this time around. I will be fishing for sponsors, just like I am for the Co-determination Act (one more needed!)

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Economic Development Act
| Author: Regina Marino (Arkolon | NDP), Antoine Croslan (Mollary | NDP) |
| GOVERNMENT BILL |
| Sponsors: |

An Act to stimulate the growth, expansion, development, and creation of wealth in Calaverde by providing incentives and programmes for its developing commercial enterprises.

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§1 Enterprise Investment Scheme

1. Individuals who invest in private enterprises shall receive tax breaks provided that
a. the enterprise does not have over twenty-five (25) employees;
b. the enterprise has not been incorporated for over two (2) years prior to the investment;
c. the enterprise has net assets worth below $300,000;
d. the enterprise does not raise over $225,000 through the Enterprise Investment Scheme;
e. the individual is not an employee of the enterprise;
f. the individual does not hold over thirty percent (30%) of the enterprise's shares;
g. the individual has not invested a sum total exceeding $200,000 into similar enterprises that fall under the tax breaks provided by the Enterprise Investment Schemes.

2. Investors that finance startup projects and enterprises in compliance with $2.1.a-g are to receive the following tax benefits:
a. A tax liability reduction equivalent to fifty percent (50%) of the investment made into an enterprise.
b. A loss relief equivalent to twenty-two point five percent (22.5%) of the investment made into an enterprise if the enterprise fails and files for bankruptcy.
c. Exemption from the Unearned Income Tax (UIT) if the investment records a net positive return.

§2 Work Renumeration Stimulus Programme

1. Private enterprises that increase the median gross wage of the employees on its payroll will receive tax breaks
a. equivalent to a refund of two percent (2%) of gross profit if the real median gross wage of the employees grows by between two percent (2%) and four percent (4%).
b. equivalent to a refund of four percent (4%) of gross profit if the real median gross wage of the employees grows by between four percent (4%) and six percent (6%).
c. equivalent to a refund of ten percent (10%) of gross profit if the real median gross wage of the employees grows by above six percent (6%).

§3 Employment Expansion Program

1. Private enterprises that create jobs will be eligible for the following tax breaks.
a. equivalent to ten percent (10%) of the wages of those newly employed if the private firm expands its staff by between one percent (1%) and ten percent (10%) of its total workforce.
b. equivalent to fifteen percent (15%) of the wages of those newly employed if the private firm expands its staff by more than ten percent (10%) of its total workforce.
c. Pay-outs are to be capped at a maximum of one quarter (25%) of the firms’ gross profits, or at $1,500,000 if 25% exceeds this figure.
d. All new staff employed must receive a contract of twelve (12) months at a minimum in length in order to qualify the firm for this tax break.

§4 The Sovereign Wealth Fund

1. The government will establish a Calaverdean Sovereign Wealth Fund in order to ensure the long-term viability of the welfare state.

2. The Sovereign Wealth Fund will be created from the following funds:
a. The revenue from Carbon Taxes.
b. Any budgetary surplus not needed to pay down the national debt.
c. Any taxation revenue from new natural resources discovered and extracted in Calaverde.
d. Any one-off fines paid to the Calaverdean Central Government.

3. Decisions on investments from the fund are to be carried out by the Central Bank, with the Ministry of Finance given the power to scrutinise decisions.

4. The Sovereign Wealth Fund shall be used in future for the following purposes:
a. The payment of pensions if Calaverde should develop an ageing, dependent population defined in this case as a population where more than one fifth (20%) of the population is over the age of sixty-five (65).
b. In instances of economic malaise where the government is unable to procure stimulus funds from other sources.

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Economic Development Act
| Author: Regina Marino (Arkolon | NDP)|
| DRAFT |
| Sponsors: |

An Act to help foster commercial and economic development in Calaverde's developing regions through the introduction of relevant programmes.

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§1 New Economic Zone Programme

1. The Ministry of Finance, at the request and/or authorisation of the affected local municipality, shall be granted the authority to designate areas anywhere within Calaverde's sovereign territory to be a 'New Economic Zone' (NEZ).

2. A 'New Economic Zone' (NEZ) is a parcel of land
a. subject to different fiscal legislation than the rest of Calaverde;
b. no greater in area than 25 square kilometres;
c. implemented with specific intent to economically and commercially develop;
d. intended to only be used by private commercial enterprises and;
e. not containing any pre-existing non-commercial buildings.

3. The Ministry of Finance shall be able to designate three different levels of 'New Economic Zones', with these three Zones being
a. Tier I New Economic Zone (NEZ1), where all private enterprises operating within this type of New Economic Zone are subject to a tax of 11% on business profit and where all goods purchased in this area are subject to a Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 5%.
b. Tier II New Economic Zone (NEZ2), where all private enterprises operating within this type of New Economic Zone are subject to a tax of 6.25% on business profit and where all goods purchased in this area are subject to a Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 2.5%.
c. Tier III New Economic Zone (NEZ3), where all private enterprises operating within this type of New Economic Zone are subject to no tax on business profit and where all goods and services in this area are subject to no Goods and Services Tax (GST).

4. Private enterprises wishing to conduct business by relocating to a New Economic Zone must apply to the local municipality in which the New Economic Zone is located, and the municipality must determine whether the private enterprise can operate in a New Economic Zone. The requirements for eligibility to the programme are
a. being a private enterprise, either registered as Calaverdean or foreign;
b. determined to conduct market operations in a New Economic Zone provided that the establishment used either
i. commercially retails a good or service, and/or
ii. produces a marketable good from other materials
c. expresses specific intent to commercially develop within the New Economic Zone by either creating Added Value, hiring members of the local workforce, and/or using the advantageous tax benefits to develop the neighbouring regions.

A. For the purposes of clearer communication, it will be emphasised that only the operations conducted within a New Economic Zone will be taxed at levels described in Section 1, Article 3, Clauses a through c. The headquarters of a company cannot locate itself in a New Economic Zone without performing the duties described in, and conforming to, Article 1, Section 4, clauses a through c of this bill. Additionally, specific taxes on business profit such as those levying funds from companies involved in the tobacco, petroleum, or gambling industries, being those taxes on business profit not covered in the Corporate Tax, would still apply in a New Economic Zone.

[The Sarian]

I'd personally do them all as separate bills, stops the good stuff being sacrificed if the bill doesn't pass.

[Arkolon]

I'd personally do them all as separate bills, stops the good stuff being sacrificed if the bill doesn't pass.

Clogs up the queue, and tbf EDA §2 + §3 need to be in the same bill anyway. If there's a problem with any particular provision (since the others seem mostly harmless and beneficial to the country's startups-- with those tax breaks a startup grows twice as fast until it reaches half a million quarterly profit) and it becomes necessary to split them up, I'll do so.

[Argentarino]

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Parliamentary Resolution on Ukraine and Russian Aggression
| Author: Cristobal Araullo (Argentarino | LDP) |
| PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILL |
| Sponsors: Kenneth Diaz (Lykens | LDP), Maceo Rodriguez (Britanno 2 | NDP), David Vera Cruz (Heraklea- | WA), Regina Marino (Arkolon | NDP), Michael Giuliani (Collatis| DL)|

A Resolution to affirm the Republic of Calaverde's support for democracy, sovereignty, and peace, specifically pertaining to the crisis in Ukraine.

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§1 Mandates

1. Reaffirmation of Ukrainian Sovereignty
a. The terms set out by this resolution will serve to reaffirm support for the Ukrainian government;
i. recognition that all territory held by the government in Kyiv before the conflict belongs to the nation, government, and peoples of Ukraine; and
ii. the Republic of Calaverde henceforth does not recognize the illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula by the Russian Federation; and
iii. the Republic of Calaverde does not recognize the so-called Donetsk People's Republic or Lugansk People's Republic, nor does it recognize their current occupation of Ukrainian territory as legitimate;
iv. the Republic of Calaverde, while affirming its support for Ukrainian sovereignty, calls for the government of Ukraine to treat all Ukrainian citizens, insurgent combatants, and foreign combatants with dignity and respect, as outlined under international law concerning warfare, human rights, political rights, and civil rights;

2. Condemnation of Russian Aggression
a. The Republic of Calaverde hereby condemns the aggressive tactics taken by the Russian Federation in the Donbass region of Ukraine, including the covert deployment of Russian military personnel and equipment in the sovereign territory of the State of Ukraine; and
b. The Republic of Calaverde calls on the Russian Federation to withdraw all military, economic, and political support for the insurgent groups known as the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic; and
c. The Republic of Calaverde decries the violation of human rights in the illegally occupied Crimean peninsula, such as the silencing of opposition groups, the suppression of the Tatar minority, and other systematic abuses towards those Crimeans who do not recognize the Russian occupation;

§2 Actions
1. This Resolution does not authorize sanctions, but it does not forbid the Government of Calaverde from placing sanctions on Russian Federation authorities or sectors in the future, as long as these actions are put to vote in Parliament;

This is a very very very rough draft. I haven't authored a bill in a while, so I am a bit rusty. In essence, what I want to do is just condemn Russian aggression, support Ukrainian sovereignty, and say that the government can pass sanctions in the future, if it has the support of the Parliament. If anyone wants to help make suggestions for improvements, I am all ears. Just make sure such suggestions are constructive, not insulting

[Lykens]

Sponsor. Looks like a good bill to me.

[Britanno 2]

Sponsored.

[Heraklea-]

Dude, totally Sponsored.

[Arkolon]

Equally sponsored.

[Jeckland]

snip

Sponsor.