Taxation of Occupied Regions - Explained
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by Wild Owl
This article intends to explain the recently implemented feature of the taxation of occupied regions, its effects and its consequences on eRepublik.
On day 2187, eRepublik introduced the taxation of occupied regions. In addition to the familiar production bonuses, countries would now gain additional tax income from the regions they have conquered. Initially, this was declared by many as a way for TWO to increase and keep up their supremacy on the New World - taxation of occupied regions basically meant occupation of countries that had so far managed to stay free because their bonuses were not needed by the superpowers around them, as well as extra money for occupiers to finance their military adventures.
The taxes included in the calculations are:
- Import tax
- VAT (Value Added Tax)
- Work tax
The formula
PCI = Partial Country Income
TCI = Total Country Income
TC = Tax Collected
BI = Base Income (20% for the country collecting the tax)
OR = The number of original regions of the country
CR = The number of original regions currently under control
PCI = TC * ( CR/OR*80% + BI )
Even if a country is completely occupied, it will still get 20% of its income (known as the base income). This is a stark contrast to the past when occupied countries got the entirety of their tax income, which after attaining Congress could be used in fighting off occupiers.
While the occupational tax may seem harsh, it was quickly balanced out by Determination and the Freedom Fighter Medals introduced by eRepublik. This tax, along with the determination factor, was a major reason in the re-signing of the Non Aggression Pact between USA and SPoland that guaranteed our freedom. It is interesting to note that while occupation of foreign economically unnecessary regions may bring a small boost to a country’s coffers, it can often turn into a damage drain and is essentially not worth it with the damage spent to hold regions, particularly if one takes determination into account.
The effect of this tax, on an individual level, for a player is almost negligible. However, this can mean more money for occupiers that nations may use as COs for their players or to fund their military. Occupied nations on the other hand, now find themselves with less money than before to use. It could be argued that this feature promotes a more static and fixed version of eRepublik with largely fixed boundaries for many countries, and near-perma occupation for many of the weaker nations.
I hope you find this article useful and informative. I intend to write a few more like this one and if you have any suggestions feel free to let me know via the comments and it shall be covered.
Sincerely,
Wild Owl
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The tax is not balanced at all by the determination bonus and is yet another farmer oriented mechanic in the game.
It basically means no income for the vast majority of countries in the game, which will in time fully destroy any sort of "organized" game play. The hope of the admins obviously is that people will compensate for that with buying gold to turn into currency to dish out in COs from them.
The result like many other things they have done will be another impulse for the ongoing exodus of players.
The determination bonus is nothing more then a minor nuisance and one that appears only after weeks and months of occupation.
Soon smaller and even medium countries will not be able to sign MPPs anymore which will make impossible for them to even start thinking of fighting back. There is no way for them to change this even with high taxes as the taxes would be going to the occupier.
The complete morons managed to brake the game even more then it was before.
And then the occupied countries changed the taxation level to minimum and this taxation of occupied regions became useless again.
really? It basically killed any ability of the occupied countries to save resources to organize a resistance at a later time, because the countries now have no income, hence no ability to borrow against their taxes at a future date as well, only on the basis of private donations...
Basically the game is being turned into a farmville, but only for a few chosen by the admins countries. They have been hard at work to destroy the warrior type countries for 2 years now, changing the mechanics and bonuses and events and tournaments and what not to that end.
The result is more then obvious in the number of players left playing the game even "revive the dead" tricks can't hide it anymore.
I didn't say this change is good or bad. I said it is useless. : )
well let's agree to disagree, for me it is very useful for some.... farmers 😉
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has the usa gov funded any co's?
Yep. We spent prodigious amounts on COs while kicking out Hungary and Serbia from our core regions.
hm, were those CO's for only american citizens? or for everyone? or for only the usa military members?
For everyone. Damage is damage, no matter who it comes from.
imo that was more to do with all the occupied countries of serbia starting RW at the same time, which as you can imagine splits their damage many times and wastes all the damage above 50% overkill of every battle. many people left that part out, and frame the CO as the brute force lone saviour, and that is why we have high taxes.
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Very explanatory
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have fun spending funds in suppressing RW's in Cork and Wexford, they will be an ongoing expense 🙂
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