“We support this legislation”
Medicine Pricing And Nutrition Overhaul of 2024
Rationale
These changes strengthen public health by ensuring affordable medicine and healthier diets, addressing rising costs and preventable disease burdens.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prescription Drug Pricing |
State negotiates prices for public purchasing
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Statutory price caps on all medicines
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| 2 | Public Health & Nutrition |
Labelling and ad limits for children
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Bans on junk-food ads, mandatory reformulation
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Prescription Drug Pricing2
Public Health & NutritionProposer
Party
Green-left Movement
We plant justice where profits once grew and tend the roots of a society that leaves no one behind.
Core pillars
Alexandre Roussel
Candidate for Presidency · Age 30
Once a decorated officer who leveraged his military discipline into a career as a media personality, Alexandre Roussel commands attention both on stage and in policy discussions with his blend of analytical rigor and star power.
Timeline
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Draft10 January 2024
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Vote Open10 January 2024
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Vote Closed10 March 2024
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Became Law10 March 2024
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Senate
PassedFor: 188 / 348 seats (54.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 61 · Not voted: 99
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Labour | 35 | Yes | This is a great proposal |
| Charlemont Renewal | 0 | No | Banning all junk food ads and statutory price caps on medicines will hit our economy. We need to play a middleground. Existing laws are perfect |
| Charlemont Rise Up ! | 61 | Abstain | I leave it to Parliament to choose. |
| Green-left Movement Proposer | 82 | Yes | No reason given |
| National Front | 71 | Yes | We support this legislation |
| Empty seats | 14 | Not voted |
National Assembly
PassedFor: 280 / 577 seats (48.5%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 159 · Not voted: 138
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Labour | 57 | Yes | This is a great proposal |
| Charlemont Renewal | 0 | No | Banning all junk food ads and statutory price caps on medicines will hit our economy. We need to play a middleground. Existing laws are perfect |
| Charlemont Rise Up ! | 159 | Abstain | I leave it to Parliament to choose. |
| Green-left Movement Proposer | 114 | Yes | No reason given |
| National Front | 109 | Yes | We support this legislation |
| Empty seats | 17 | Not voted |
Presidency
PassedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“Banning all junk food ads and statutory price caps on medicines will hit our economy. We need to play a middleground. Existing laws are perfect”
“This is a great proposal”
“I leave it to Parliament to choose.”