Legislative Bill · Matterhorn
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Labour And Economic Deregulation Bill of 2023

Proposed by Conservative Movement · fronted by Rainer Wolf
Failing
passing in 2 of 3 chambers
Opened
20 Aug 2023
Voting closes
19 Oct 2023
Chambers
3 legislatures
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

These reforms modernise outdated restrictions, boosting youth employment, economic growth, and housing affordability while reducing unnecessary government interference.

Proposed Changes

1

Child Labour Law
Previous law
No employment of any kind until age 18
Light work permitted from age 14; full employment from 16

2

Competition & Monopolies
Previous law
Active competition enforcement
Permissive on mergers and scale

3

Foreign Land Ownership
Previous law
Foreign purchases require government approval
No restrictions on foreign land purchases

4

Maximum Working Hours
Previous law
Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)
35-hour weekly maximum

5

Rent Control
Previous law
Hard caps on rents
Light stabilisation, mostly market rents

Timeline

  • Draft
    20 August 2023


  • Vote Open
    20 August 2023


  • Vote Closed
    19 October 2023


  • Did Not Become Law
    19 October 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Failed
3Yes 4No 0Not voted 7 seats

For: 3 / 7 seats (42.9%)

Against: 4 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 42.9%)
Party Seats Vote
All Matterhorn Forward Bloc 4 No
Conservative Movement Proposer 3 Yes

Ständerat

Passed
23Yes 21No 2Not voted 46 seats

For: 23 / 46 seats (50.0%)

Against: 21 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 2

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 52.3%)
Party Seats Vote
All Matterhorn Forward Bloc 21 No
Conservative Movement Proposer 23 Yes

Nationalrat

Passed
98Yes 91No 11Not voted 200 seats

For: 98 / 200 seats (49.0%)

Against: 91 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 11

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 51.9%)
Party Seats Vote
All Matterhorn Forward Bloc 91 No
Conservative Movement Proposer 98 Yes

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

No

“This will enforce child labour laws in a different way. Also, will make the life harder for the low income people.”

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