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CONGRESS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
A
BILL
TO
REFORM REVENUE STREAMS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH TO GRAPPLE WITH THE CURRENT BUDGETARY ISSUES
BILL
TO
REFORM REVENUE STREAMS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH TO GRAPPLE WITH THE CURRENT BUDGETARY ISSUES
The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
PART I - PRELIMINARIES
1- Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the "National Tax Reform Act" or NTRA.
(2) This Act shall be enacted a week after its signage to give the executive time to prepare for the new taxes.
(3)This Act has been authored by EmeraldGuuy Lemonsnout and co-authored by Strataguy1, Representative HatManMC, and Fox Andrist
(4) This Act has been sponsored by Representative HatManMC.
(5)This Act has been co-sponsored by Senator ElegantAlly.
(6) This Act amends the following Acts:
(a) Taxation Act
(b) Economic Standards Act
(c) Commercial Standards Act
(d) Criminal Code Act
(e) Universal Basic Income Act
(f) Property Standards Act
(7) This Act repeals the following Acts:
(a) Moderate Bank Tax Act
2- Reasons and Intent
(1) The Government Deficit has reached a point where action is needed against it lest we face a debt crisis.
(2) To fill this deficit with minimal damage to the player base, this Act has been crafted to overhaul much of the taxes imposed by the government.
PART II - AMENDMENTS
(1) Section 4 of the Taxation Act shall hereby be repealed and replaced with the following:
4 - Balance Taxation
(1) For the purposes of calculating a personal balance tax;
(a) The following equation amounts are inclusive and shall be taxed at the following rates weekly, where x is the total money in the account, and y is the total money taxed:
(i) y=x/100(\min(1,\operatorname{floor}(x/20000))+4\min(1,\max(0,(x-20000)/480000))+8*(1-(1-\min(1,\max(0,(x-500000)/99500000)))^{7}))
| Amount of Money in Account (checkpoints) | Amount taxed |
| 20,000 | 0.00 |
| 50,000 | 625.00 |
| 100,000 | 1,666.67 |
| 500,000 | 25,000.00 |
| 1,000,000 | 57,772.07 |
| 10,000,000 | 903,698.25 |
| 100,000,000 | 13,000,000.00 |
(b) The net time tax rate is calculated over the time between a player’s log-in and their previous log-in.
(2) For the purpose of calculating a Corporate Balance tax;
(a) The following equation amounts are inclusive and shall be taxed at the following rates weekly, where x is the total money in the account and y is the total money taxed:
(i) y=x/100\min(10,2+8(x/100000000)^{0.18513})
| Amount of Money in Account (checkpoints) | Amount taxed |
| 20,000 | 730.62 |
| 50,000 | 1979.26 |
| 100,000 | 4226.90 |
| 500,000 | 24,999.28 |
| 1,000,000 | 54105.94 |
| 10,000,000 | 722,348.06 |
| 100,000,000 | 10,000,000.00 |
(b) The Taxation of Corporate Balances is to be applied at the end of every week on Sunday at the end of the day Eastern Daylight Time in a uniform manner across all corporate accounts.
(2) Section 5 of the Taxation Act shall hereby be repealed and replaced with the following:
5 - Financial Institution Tax Refunds
(1) Financial institutions which are classified under the Commercial Standards Acts as Commercial Banks have the right to request a Tax Refund on up to all taxes given to the government per week from DoC if they can prove they have invested in the economy during that time
(a) To be eligible for a Refund, Commercial Banks must have invested at least 20% of all of their deposits back into the economy to be eligible for a 40% Refund.
(b) For every extra percent of deposits invested back into the economy, a Commercial Bank may gain an extra 1.5% back on its Refund, maxing out at 100%
(c) “Deposits invested back into the economy” will be considered as deposit money invested in things such as: Properties, Stocks, and Loans.
(d) Money invested into government initiatives such as the FRB will not count towards Tax Refunds as “Deposits invested back into the economy”.
(3) Section 6 of the Taxation Act shall be amended as follows:
6 - Powers of the Department of Commerce
(1) Historical events have proven that strong regulatory powers are necessary for the adequate protection of the depositors of deposit-taking institutions.
(2) These powers are vested in the Department of Commerce to uphold the integrity of financial institution taxation, ensure compliance with regulations, and protect the interests of depositors and the broader financial system.
(3) The Department of Commerce will have the following non-exhaustive general powers:
(a) Audit and Inspection Authority. The Department shall have the authority to conduct regular audits and inspections of the financial records of deposit-taking financial institutions. This includes verifying the accuracy of reported profits and confirming legal compliance.
(b) Exemption Verification. The Department may verify the eligibility of deposit-taking financial institutions for taxation exemptions as outlined in Section 5. This includes assessing whether institutions meet the necessary requirements and, if necessary, revoking exemptions for non-compliance.
(b) Refund Verification. The Department may verify the eligibility of financial institutions as outlined in Section 5. This includes assessing whether institutions meet the necessary requirements and, if necessary, temporarily suspending institutions' rights to gain tax refunds for non-compliance.
(c) Enforcement of Taxation. The Department is empowered to enforce the provisions outlined in the Banking Income Tax Act
(d) Investigation of Misrepresentation. In cases where misrepresentation of profits is suspected, the Department has the authority to conduct thorough investigations into the financial records of deposit-taking financial institutions. If intentional misrepresentation is confirmed, the Department may take legal action, including prosecution.
(4) The Department of Commerce will have the following non-exhaustive general powers in relation to regulating financial institutions:
(4) Section 9 of the Taxation Act shall be amended as follows:
9 - Chestshop Sales Tax9 - Transaction Taxes
(1) Chestshop Tax percentage: 04%
(a) The Chestshop tax is to be paid by the player buying from the chest shop.
(b) If the player buying from a chestshop does not have the money to pay the needed transaction tax on top of the chestshop's own price, then the transaction will fail and the money transfer will be canceled.
(ac) All Chestshop Tax revenue will be directed to the DCGovernment account.
(2) Transaction Tax percentage: 1%
(a) Transaction Taxes are taken from the amount in /pay and /firm pay commands.
(b) If the player doing the transaction does not have the money to pay the needed transaction tax, then the transaction will fail and the money transfer will be canceled.
(c) All Transaction Tax revenue will be directed to the DCGovernment account.
(5) The Taxation Act shall be amended as followed:
16 - Ad Fee
(1) Whenever a player successfully uses the command /ad, and an ad appears in chat, they shall be charged $15 automatically from their account.
(a) If the player attempting to do /ad does not have the required funds, then their /ad will fail.
17 - Rental Tax
(1) When a player successfully does the /rl rent command, through the plugin, a 4% tax must be paid for by the renter.
18 - Transport Fee
(1) When a player successfully does the /server statecraft or /statecraft commands, through the plugin, a $100 tax must be paid for by the player who did the command.
(a) To clarify, a forced move to Statecraft by the server's doing instead of the player's (e.g. a server restart moving all players to Statecraft) will not be subject to this fee.
19 - Bounty Fees
(1) When placing a Bounty on a player, there is a 10% fee placed on the amount placed on the player in question
(a) If the person placing a Bounty does not have the necessary funds to pay the Bounty placement fee, then the bounty placement will fail
(2) When a Player claims a bounty, another 10% fee must be paid by the bounty claimer, the 10% of which will be deducted through automatic plugin from the total payouts of the bounty.
(3) All revenue gained through fees will be directed into the DCGovernment account
(6) Section 11 of the Taxation Act shall be amended as follows:
11 - Property Tax
(1) Where x is the amount of plots a player owns, and y is the amount taxed per day, property taxes shall be calculated as follows: y = 2.7(x - 2) + 2.87(x - 2)^2 + 0.0462(x - 2)^3
(2) Players shall not be taxed for property tax if they own 2 or fewer plots.
(7) Section 14 of the Taxation Act shall be amended as follows:
14 - Eviction Tax
(1) Eviction Tax is levied whenever the Department of Construction & Transport successfully auctions off an evicted plot in a public auction, or sells back an evicted plot to the government.
(2) The tax amount is calculated as a percentage of the revenue generated for the evicted owner of the plot through the auction or sellback, rounded to the nearest whole Redmont dollar. If multiple tax categories apply, the highest tax rate shall be used.
(i) The baseline tax for all plots evicted shall be 20%
(ii) The tax for plots evicted under the reason of inactivity shall be 4050%.
(iii) The tax for all other evicted plots shall be 2030%.
(3) The tax is collected by the Department of Construction & Transport:
(a) If it concerns a public auction, the Department withholds the tax amount from the payout of the auction revenue to the evicted owner.
(b) If it concerns a sellback, the Department fines the tax amount from the evicted owner immediately after the sellback.
(4) This tax is not levied on evictions conducted by Town governments. Towns are free to make their own arrangements in local law. Existing local arrangements will remain in full force."
(8) Section 3 of the Universal Basic Income Act shall be amended as follows:
3 - Terms
(1) For every 15 minutes of playtime, players holding “Profession” and “Regular” jobs shall be paid $20 from the DCGovernment balance. This will not stack with other salaries. The Executive may choose to increase or decrease the disbursement amount, but may not go under $10/15 mins.
(a) Players who have joined the server less than two weeks ago shall receive $1520/15min from the DCGovernment balance, unless otherwise receiving a wage from another occupation.
(2) Any playtime accumulated before the passage of this bill will not result in the player receiving any funds. Funding disbursement intervals begin when the bill goes into effect.
(9) Part V(23) of the Property Standards Act shall be amended as follows:
23. Auction Levy
(1) A levy shall apply to all eviction auctions held by the Department of Construction and Transportation, calculated based on the number of plots the winning bidder holds at the time of bid submission.
(a) Town plots, wWild plots, and residential plots are exempt from both the levy itself and the plot count used to calculate it.
(2) The following levy schedule applies:
| Plots owned by winning bidder (exclusive of the plot won) | Levy (% of bid) |
| 0 | 05% |
| 1 - 4 | 515% |
| 5 - 9 | 1020% |
| 10 - 14 | 2535% |
| 15 - 20 | 5060% |
| 20+ | 7585% |
(3) A bidder subject to the levy must calculate and include the levy amount separately in their bid message. Bids missing or miscalculating the required levy are invalid.
(4) If such a bidder wins the auction, the Department of Construction and Transportation will charge the levy in addition to the bid amount. The property will only be transferred once the levy is paid.
(a) If the bidder cannot pay, the auction is void, a new auction will be held, and the bidder will be charged with Auction Levy Neglect under the Commercial Standards Act.
(10) Section 4 of the Economic Standards Act shall be amended as follows:
4. Government Wages
(1) Principles.
(a) Apolitical. Salary adjustments must be based on objective factors such as relative workload, fair remuneration, and demand. Salaries must not be withheld for political advantage.
(b) Comparative. Comparable work performed across the public service must receive comparable levels of remuneration.
(c) Performance-Based. Supplementary payments may only be issued where they are supported by demonstrable work or contribution. Bonuses greater than $3000 shall not be granted as routine practice, without justification, nor for purposes unrelated to the performance of duties.
(2) Definitions.
(a) Salary. The amount of money per 15 minute interval of active playtime Day of Government Service that an individual receives from the Government (external to appropriations). Salaries shall be given to Government Workers every 12:00:00 am Eastern Standard Time.
(b) Active Playtime. As defined by Staff.
(cb) Bonus. A one-time supplementary payment for performance or contribution beyond ordinary duties. It must not be routine or guaranteed.
(dc) Commission. A supplementary payment associated with the completion or outcome of specific work.
(d) Day of Government Service. A Day in which a government worker is hired into any given Government Job, and is therefore eligible to be compensated for their service.
(e) Day. A day, in terms of government payment, will be the 24 hours in between 12:00:00 am Eastern Standard Time and 11:59:59 pm Eastern Standard Time.
(f) Government Worker. Someone hired by the government to perform a Government Job.
(3) Pay Scales
(a) The following pay scales establish a basic legislative framework outlining responsibilities associated with each salary level to inform positional assignment.
(b) Non-cabinet Executive positions and any other position not assigned by Congress In this act are assigned by Presidential Executive Order to levels 0 and 4 through 8.
(c) Assignment of positions to salary levels may be raised or lowered outside of the responsibility descriptor when taking into account required in-game activity, relative workload compared to other public service positions, leadership and institutional responsibilities, necessary skills, demand, receipt of commission, and the level of public scrutiny.
| Level | Salary | Characteristics | Occupations |
| 0 | Commission | Fully commission-based roles; pay tied entirely to outcomes. Typically for volunteer or special roles. May be issued alongside a retainer wage level. | |
| 1 | $90600 | Leaders of Government Branches. High responsibility, management, and governance. Significant on-and-off-server work. | President Chief Justice President of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| 2 | $80450 | Deputy leaders and Department heads. Major responsibility, management, governance, considerable off-server work. | Vice President Department Secretaries Justices Deputy Department Secretaries Deputy President of the Senate Deputy Speaker of the House of Rep. Federal Reserve Board Governor |
| 3 | $70300 | Members of peak bodies within government branches. High responsibility, active management and governance, some off-server work. | Senators Representatives Judges Chief of Staff |
| 4 | $60180 | Middle management of departments. Large responsibility, some management. | Magistrates Press Advisor Executive Advisor Federal Reserve Board Member |
| 5 | $50130 | Senior staff with specialised duties. Moderate responsibility, occasional management, elevated skill required. | Court Staff Congressional Staff RBA Chairperson |
| 6 | $4080 | Standard government employees. Some responsibility, no management. | RBA Councillors |
| 7 | $3040 | Entry-level employees. Minimal responsibility, routine tasks, no management or governance. | |
| 8 | $2520 | Support roles or trainees. Basic tasks, primarily learning, no governance nor off-server work. |
(11) Section 1(8)(3) of the Criminal Code Act shall be amended as follows:
8 - Penalty Units
(1) Penalty units are attributable to a dollar amount and are used as a standardised method for calculating monetary fines under this Code and other Acts of Congress.
(2) Where a law imposes a fine expressed in penalty units, the total monetary amount of the fine shall be calculated as:
(3) One penalty unit shall be equivalent to $120150.