That we would tax corporations based on negative externalities resulting from their businesses (e.g. carbon emissions, public health risks, disrupting established industries), rather than taxing their profits (Corporate)
50%
50%
7 Aff wins
7 Neg wins
probably balanced
11%
11%
3 Aff vetoes
3 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 2
That we support the government privatising public prosecution in complex criminal cases (Privatisation)
59%
41%
10 Aff wins
7 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
18%
18%
6 Aff vetoes
6 Neg vetoes
probably balanced
Round 3
That we should remove intellectual property protections on life-saving medicine (Medicines)
53%
47%
9 Aff wins
8 Neg wins
probably balanced
12%
12%
4 Aff vetoes
4 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 4
That we prefer a world where companies could perfectly determine how much effort each worker is investing in their job (Effort)
56%
44%
9 Aff wins
7 Neg wins
probably balanced
13%
13%
4 Aff vetoes
4 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Make-Up Round
That we would abolish jury trials (Juries)
100%
2 Aff wins
0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
Semifinals
That developing countries should prioritise mitigating the progress of climate change rather than adapting to its effects (Climate)