attach_money Revenue & Taxes

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paid Tax Income Formula

calculate Base Calculation

Every citizen pays taxes each hour. The base rate is modified by various factors.

Base Tax Rate$0.025 per citizen per hour
Example (1M pop)$25,000 per hour base
Example (10M pop)$250,000 per hour base

tune Modifiers

Consumer Goods Supplied+50% taxes
No Rations-30% taxes
No Energy-15% taxes
Land Slots+2% per slot (max +100%)
Education Policy #1+1% taxes
trending_up Productivity & Production

speed How Productivity Works

Productivity affects all resource production from infrastructure.

Formula+0.9% output per % productivity
At 50% (baseline)100% normal production
At 75%+22.5% production bonus
At 100%+45% production bonus

school Increasing Productivity

SchoolsBest productivity boost
LibrariesModerate boost
UniversitiesHigh-tier boost
FactoriesMinor boost
payments Operating Costs

warning Infrastructure Upkeep

Each building has hourly operating costs deducted from your gold.

How It WorksCosts deducted automatically each hour
If BrokeBuildings stop producing
View CostsCheck province page tooltips

lightbulb Tips to Maximize Income

  • Keep rations and energy supplied to avoid penalties
  • Match consumer goods to population (1 per 80k)
  • Build productivity infrastructure early
  • Buy land slots for +2% tax bonus each
  • Sell surplus resources on the market