Economy laws

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See also: Laws

The numbers in green refer to the number of alternative laws currently available to be enacted in that sub-category.

Economy laws define where the treasury's money comes from and how it can be spent.

Economic System and Trade Policy are crucial law groups – these govern whether the country operates on principles of mercantilism, isolationism, or free trade, among others.

Taxation determines which pops should be taxed and what range of tax burden is appropriate. No income tax at all is of course an option, and legislation to such effect will make some pops both rich and happy! Poll taxation, or levying a fixed tax per head, is another option primarily used in less industrialized societies.

Land Reform decides whether the aristocrats, the common farmers, or the state reap the rewards of agriculture.

Finally, the player can choose what form the institutions of Colonization, Policing, Education System, and Health System will take in the country.

Economic System

The fundamental principles of your economy.

See also: Treasury#Investment_Pool

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest Group Support
Traditionalism Pre-industrial subsistence economy with little central control.	Graduated Taxation enacted  Per-Capita Taxation enacted  Proportional Taxation enacted  Anarchy enacted	−25% Aristocrats investment pool contribution efficiency −50% Capitalists investment pool contribution efficiency −50% Shopkeepers investment pool contribution efficiency 25% Private Construction Allocation −25% Population bureaucracy cost multiplier −25% Taxation capacity Can subsidize building types: Infrastructure Trade centers Can spend investment pool on: Agriculture Plantations Ranches	Industrialists disapprove Landowners strongly approve Rural Folk neutral Trade Unions disapprove
Interventionism To ensure the stability of our nation, government must curb the worst excesses of private businesses.	Manufacturies researched  Serfdom enacted  Anarchy enacted	50% Private Construction Allocation Can subsidize all building types Can spend investment pool on all non-government building types	Industrialists approve Landowners neutral Rural Folk neutral Trade Unions approve
Agrarianism A rural economy emphasizing agricultural development and community.	Romanticism researched  Anarchy enacted	+50% Aristocrats investment pool contribution efficiency −25% Capitalists investment pool contribution efficiency +50% Farmers investment pool contribution efficiency 50% Private Construction Allocation Can subsidize building types: Agriculture Infrastructure Plantations Ranches Trade centers Can spend investment pool on: Agriculture Fishing Infrastructure Logging Plantations Ranches Rubber Whaling	Industrialists neutral Landowners approve Rural Folk approve Trade Unions neutral
Industry Banned An economic view that rejects heavy industry and automation, preferring the fruits of honest labor over soulless machinery.	Romanticism researched	+50 Rural Folk political strength +25% Aristocrats investment pool contribution +50% Technology cost −50% Technology spread 50% Private Construction Allocation Cannot build heavy industry Chemical Plants Synthetics Plants Steel Mills Power Plants Motor Industries War Machine Industries Electrics Industries Munition Plants When enacted: Destroys all heavy industry Can subsidize building types: Agriculture Infrastructure Plantations Ranches Trade centers Can spend investment pool on: Agriculture Plantations Ranches Infrastructure	Industrialists strongly disapprove Landowners disapprove Rural Folk neutral Trade Unions neutral
Laissez-Faire A liberal economy founded on the principles of comparative advantage and that fewer government interventions means greater growth	International Trade researched  Isolationism enacted  Serfdom enacted  Anarchy enacted	+25% Capitalists investment pool contribution efficiency +25% Shopkeepers investment pool contribution efficiency 75% Private Construction Allocation −25% Loan interest rate Downsize non-government buildings Can subsidize building types: Infrastructure Trade centers Can spend investment pool on: Manufacturing Industries Mines Forestries Rubber Plantations Oil Extractors Infrastructure Whaling Fisheries	Industrialists strongly approve Landowners disapprove Rural Folk disapprove Trade Unions disapprove
Command Economy An inward-focused interventionist economy where the government directly manages most aspects of production.	Central Planning researched  Serfdom enacted  Anarchy enacted Any of:  Autocracy enacted  Oligarchy enacted  Single-Party State enacted  Technocracy enacted	+25% Authority +25% Taxation capacity Can subsidize all building types Autonomous Construction disabled Seize all funds in investment pool when enacted	Industrialists strongly disapprove Landowners strongly disapprove Rural Folk strongly disapprove Trade Unions approve
Cooperative Ownership An economic system based around the concept of social ownership, where surplus production is distributed more evenly among the workers.	Council Republic enacted  Serfdom enacted	+25% Shopkeepers investment pool contribution efficiency +25% Farmers investment pool contribution efficiency 35% Private Construction Allocation Can subsidize all building types Can spend investment pool on: Manufacturing Industries Mines Forestries Rubber Plantations Oil Extractors Infrastructure Whaling Fisheries	Industrialists strongly disapprove Landowners strongly disapprove Rural Folk disapprove Trade Unions strongly approve

Trade Policy

Laws governing trade and the exchange of goods across borders.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest Group Support
Mercantilism An export-focused economy with an emphasis on keeping a positive current account and competing with other nations.	International Trade researched	Effects for "No priority" tariff setting: +15% Tariffs on imports +5% Tariffs on exports Effects for "Prioritize imports" tariff setting: +15% Tariffs on exports Effects for "Prioritize exports" tariff setting: +45% Tariffs on imports	Industrialists neutral Landowners approve Rural Folk neutral Trade Unions neutral
Protectionism Our industries must be protected from the depredations of foreign market actors.	Stock Exchange researched	Effects for "No priority" tariff setting: +10% Tariffs on imports +10% Tariffs on exports Effects for "Prioritize imports" tariff setting: +30% Tariffs on exports Effects for "Prioritize exports" tariff setting: +30% Tariffs on imports	Industrialists disapprove Landowners neutral Rural Folk approve Trade Unions approve
Free Trade The free exchange of goods must not be impeded, as trade is for the benefit of all.	Stock Exchange researched  Command Economy enacted	+50% Trade route competitiveness +50% Trade route volume −50% Trade route bureaucracy cost If Opium is banned, it will be unbanned If Liquor is banned, it will be unbanned No tariffs for any goods	Industrialists approve Landowners disapprove Rural Folk disapprove Trade Unions disapprove
Isolationism An economy focused on supplying the nation's needs internally, while keeping out of the affairs of others.	Laissez-Faire enacted	+50% Authority +25% Tax Capacity −50% Maximum Declared Interests −15% Technology Spread Disable trade routes No tariffs for any goods	Industrialists strongly disapprove Landowners approve Rural Folk approve Trade Unions neutral

Taxation

How the state raises revenue by taxing its citizens.

See also: Taxation

Law	Requirements	Taxation						Interest Group Support
		Type	Very Low	Low	Medium	High	Very High
Consumption-Based Taxation A tax system where there are no direct income or per-capita taxes and instead revenue is raised through taxing the consumption of goods.		Consumption tax rate	+20%	+27.5%	+35%	+42.5%	+50%	Armed Forces disapprove Industrialists neutral Landowners approve Petit Bourgeoisie neutral Rural Folk approve Trade Unions neutral
		Other effects	−25% Population bureaucracy cost multiplier −50% Consumption tax cost
Land-Based Taxation A traditional form of land-based taxation, collected mainly from the peasantry.		Consumption tax rate	+20%	+27.5%	+35%	+42.5%	+50%	Armed Forces neutral Industrialists neutral Landowners approve Petit Bourgeoisie disapprove Rural Folk disapprove Trade Unions neutral
		Land tax	+0.4	+0.55	+0.65	+0.85	+1
		Income tax rate	+4%	+6.5%	+7%	+8.5%	+10%
Per-Capita Taxation A tax system that disproportionally taxes the poor through a combination of income and per-capita taxes.	Currency Standards researched  Traditionalism enacted	Consumption tax rate	+20%	+27.5%	+35%	+42.5%	+50%	Armed Forces approve Industrialists approve Landowners neutral Petit Bourgeoisie approve Rural Folk neutral Trade Unions disapprove
		Land tax	+0.2	+0.275	+0.35	+0.425	+0.5
		Per-capita tax	+0.4	+0.55	+0.7	+0.85	+1
		Income tax rate	+10%	+12.5%	+15%	+17.5%	+20%
Proportional Taxation A mainly income-based tax system that tries to ensure everyone pays a roughly equal share of their income to the state.	Egalitarianism researched  Traditionalism enacted	Consumption tax rate	+20%	+27.5%	+35%	+42.5%	+50%	Armed Forces approve Industrialists neutral Landowners disapprove Petit Bourgeoisie approve Rural Folk neutral Trade Unions neutral
		Income tax rate	+15%	+20%	+25%	+30%	+35%
		Dividends tax rate	+2.5%	+5%	+10%	+15%	+20%
Graduated Taxation A tax system that aims to put the burden of taxation primarily on the well-to-do through high Dividends taxes.	Socialism researched  Traditionalism enacted	Consumption tax rate	+20%	+27.5%	+35%	+42.5%	+50%	Armed Forces approve Industrialists disapprove Landowners strongly disapprove Petit Bourgeoisie disapprove Rural Folk neutral Trade Unions approve
		Income tax rate	+10%	+12.5%	+15%	+17.5%	+20%
		Dividends tax rate	+10%	+15%	+20%	+25%	+30%

Land Reform

The laws governing agricultural land and the people who work it.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest Group Support
Serfdom Peasants are tied to their land and must perform labor for their feudal masters.	Command Economy enacted  Laissez-Faire enacted  Interventionism enacted	Serfdom production method on subsistence buildings +50% Landowners political strength	Intelligentsia strongly disapprove Industrialists disapprove Landowners strongly approve Rural Folk strongly disapprove Trade Unions strongly disapprove
Tenant Farmers Agricultural land is owned by hereditary elites. Workers are not tied to the land, and may seek alternative employment if they can find it.		Free Peasants production method on subsistence buildings +25% Landowners political strength	Intelligentsia neutral Industrialists neutral Landowners approve Rural Folk disapprove Trade Unions neutral
Commercialized Agriculture Agricultural land is owned by hereditary elites. Workers are not tied to the land, and may seek alternative employment if they can find it.	Mutual Funds researched  Traditionalism enacted	Free Peasants production method on subsistence buildings	Intelligentsia neutral Industrialists approve Landowners neutral Rural Folk neutral Trade Unions neutral
Homesteading Farmers lay claim to plots of land which they work alongside their hired laborers.		Free Peasants production method on subsistence buildings +25% Rural Folk political strength	Intelligentsia neutral Industrialists neutral Landowners strongly disapprove Rural Folk approve Trade Unions neutral
Collectivized Agriculture Agricultural land is organized into plots worked by groups of farmers as a joint enterprise.	Socialism researched Either of:  Command Economy enacted  Cooperative Ownership enacted	Free Peasants production method on subsistence buildings +25% Bureaucrats political strength	Intelligentsia neutral Industrialists strongly disapprove Landowners strongly disapprove Rural Folk neutral Trade Unions neutral

Colonization

Your stance on establishing colonies to supplant and conquer decentralized nations.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest Group Support
No Colonial Affairs The country does not engage in any formal type of colonization and cannot establish colonies.		Disables colonial affairs institution	Armed Forces neutral Industrialists neutral Rural Folk approve
Colonial Resettlement Colonies are established to provide land to settlers from the country's incorporated states.	Colonization researched	+50% Migration attraction in unincorporated states Enables colonial affairs institution	Armed Forces approve Industrialists neutral Rural Folk disapprove
Colonial Exploitation Colonies are established to exploit the area for their natural resources and cheap labor.	Colonization researched	−15% Subsistence output in unincorporated states −15% Starting wages in unincorporated states −25% Tension decay +10% Throughput in unincorporated states Enables colonial affairs institution	Armed Forces approve Industrialists approve Rural Folk disapprove

Policing

The priorities of the national police force.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest Group Support
No Police Any sort of structured police force does not exist in this country.		Disables law enforcement institution	Armed Forces disapprove Intelligentsia neutral Landowners disapprove Petit Bourgeoisie disapprove Rural Folk approve
Local Police Force This country has local police forces operating.	Bureaucracy researched	Enables law enforcement institution Law enforcement institution additional effects per level: −5% State penalties from turmoil +10% Landowners political strength	Armed Forces neutral Intelligentsia disapprove Landowners approve Petit Bourgeoisie neutral Rural Folk disapprove
Dedicated Police Force This country has a dedicated police force with standardized training.	Law Enforcement researched	Enables law enforcement institution +2 Max law enforcement institution investment Law enforcement institution additional effects per level: −5% Radicals from standard of living decreases	Armed Forces approve Intelligentsia neutral Landowners neutral Petit Bourgeoisie approve Rural Folk neutral
Militarized Police Force By giving your police force military equipment and military training, their effectiveness at carrying out your will increases.	Mass Surveillance researched	Enables law enforcement institution +2 Max law enforcement institution investment Law enforcement institution additional effects per level: −5% Radicals from discrimination −5% Radicals from standard of living decreases +0.4% Mortality per turmoil +10% Armed forces political strength	Armed Forces strongly approve Intelligentsia strongly disapprove Landowners neutral Petit Bourgeoisie strongly approve Rural Folk strongly disapprove

Education System

For when the children are done with chimney sweeping chores.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest Group Support
No Schools Education is the parents' responsibility. Only the most leisurely citizens learn to read and write.	Compulsory Primary School enacted	Disables Education institution	Devout neutral Industrialists disapprove Intelligentsia disapprove Trade Unions disapprove
Religious Schools Letting the church take care of state education ensures a loyal and morally healthy population.	Rationalism researched  Total Separation enacted  Serfdom enacted  State Atheism enacted	Enables Education institution Education institution effects per level: +20% Conversion +10% Education access +10% Devout political strength	Devout approve Industrialists neutral Intelligentsia disapprove Trade Unions neutral
Private Schools Schooling is best left to private interests who can assure freedom of choice in one's education.	Academia researched  State Religion enacted	Enables Education institution Education institution effects per level: +0.5% Education access (wealth-based) +10% Intelligentsia political strength	Devout disapprove Industrialists approve Intelligentsia approve Trade Unions neutral
Public Schools Schooling is the responsibility of the state, and should be standardized and equally accessible to all.	Empiricism researched  State Religion enacted  Serfdom enacted	Enables Education institution Education institution effects per level: +12.5% Assimilation +10% Education access	Devout disapprove Industrialists neutral Intelligentsia approve Trade Unions approve

Health System

Laws about the government's involvement (or lack thereof) in providing healthcare for its citizens.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest Group Support
No Health System The government does not fund any system of healthcare.		Disables health system institution	Devout disapprove Industrialists approve Trade Unions disapprove
Charity Hospitals Charitable organizations — often religious ones — provide some help to anyone who's sick or dying, to the degree they are able.	Medical Degrees researched	Enables health system institution investment Health system institution effects per level: −5% Mortality +10% Devout political strength	Devout approve Industrialists neutral Trade Unions neutral
Private Health Insurance Population health is managed through a system of privately owned hospitals paid through private health insurance programs, ensuring the well-being of those who can afford it with minimal impact on the government treasury.	Pharmaceuticals researched	Enables health system institution investment +2 Max health system institution investment Health system institution effects per level: −0.3% Mortality per wealth	Devout disapprove Industrialists strongly approve Trade Unions disapprove
Public Health Insurance The government provides a publicly funded health insurance program ensuring equal access to care for all.	Pharmaceuticals researched	Enables health system institution investment +2 Max health system institution investment Health system institution effects per level: −5% Mortality	Devout neutral Industrialists disapprove Trade Unions approve

References

1. To update page content see reference files in folder /Victoria 3/game/common/laws:
   1. Each law type has its own txt file (named after the law type).
2. To update flavor text see reference files in folder /Victoria 3/game/localization/english:
   1. For laws flavor text see reference file laws_l_english.yml.
   2. For modifiers flavor text see reference file modifiers_l_english.yml.
   3. For institutions flavor text see reference file institutions_l_english.yml.
   4. For inventions flavor text see reference file inventions_l_english.yml.