Grand Tax

The Grand Tax is a levy imposed on all planets in the System Federation.

It is equal to 1.5% of all annual profits of the entire planet and is paid every year.

If the planet refuses to pay the Grand Tax, an Evador's Bounty is placed on the planet, marking it as 'free to claim' but any other vassal or sub-empire. More often than not, the Kelmari Domain accepts this.

If a planet is unable to pay the Grand Tax for two years in a row, the planet must cede all industry to the SF and become 'state-owned'. This is a bad outcome for any planet as the economy there will remain static.