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[Liberonscien]

The Ministry of Education moves into some old government buildings, hires a staff, uses said staff to asses the shutdown education centers.
The Ministry of Education starts investigating the possibility of a re-education program for those that dissent with the government in a destructive manner

[High tyrol]

ministry of agriculture
1. Attempt to hire twenty more members for the survey team also buy one cheap vehicle for them
2.hire 30 people for park maintenance at 30/week
3.transfer $15,000 to ministry of engineering

[Nunzillor]

Minitrue

Spoiler: Proposal (click to show/hide)

Defense of the Homeland Act - Due to the loyalist military presence wreaking havoc across the countryside, Apland should agree to a defensive pact with Palushka in exchange for immediate and extensive military aid (equipment and/or ground troops).

Spoiler: Votes (click to show/hide)

1.  Support - Though the government cannot currently spare any funding, this act may assist in appeasing the populace and preventing a coup.
2.  Support - The Ministry welcomes this new department to the government of Apland.
3.  Support - Hail, fellow ideologue!  Together we will ensure that Apland's future is both Ideal and Truthful.

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Hire 10 more employees to write TPG and TPP.  Like all of our employees, they should ideally be flexible and ready to engage in research, diplomacy, or writing as needed.

Ask the new Russian ambassador if we may move forward with a pilot project for the joint communization socialization of Apland and closer ties with the Russian state.  Indicate that we would like to start with small-scale efforts, working with Minitrue only, to demonstrate to other Ministries the benefits of the arrangement.  If things go well, we would be open to advocating large-scale implementation.

Also ask the Russian ambassador if they may introduce us to our counterparts in Karsthum, as we are having trouble contacting them and would like to have good relations with all of our neighbors.

Lastly, ask Russians about prices for tanks and instructor crews.

Keep trying to expand both TPG and TPP to new businesses.  Attempt to get some advertisement deals for TPG.  Perhaps change TPG slightly— it certainly contains some news, but if you want the full story you'll need to check TPP.

Hire 150 more soldiers and combine them with 50 existing soldiers to create the Arbiters of Truth.  The other 50 soldiers not integrated into the AoT will remain runners for now with the understanding that their role may change if dire circumstances demand it.  Tell the AoT to elect Avatars from among themselves to lead each 100-man group and Seekers to lead each 20-man group within each 100-man group.  Ask each Avatar what equipment or training they may require to transform the AoT into a full-fledged, fully functional fighting force focusing on flealth.  I mean, stealth.

Send a gift to Debril.  Thank them for establishing relations with Apland.  Also get a report from the Debril embassy; can they provide a summary of the happenings in Debril?

How is Polkia connected to Apland?  Is it connected via waterway or land?  Or does it not even border Apland?  Do they want lumber, machine guns, or manga (the last may be particularly tempting)?  How much would they pay?  Also, do they have any mercenaries or military equipment for sale?

Ask Palushka if they would be amenable to a joint training program between our troops.

Try to exchange embassies with Germany, then get a report of the situation there as quickly as possible.

Send 4 employees in 2 vehicles to survey the crops grown in the greenbelt around the capital.  This isn't enough for a full survey, but they should at least get a general idea.  Start a conversation with some of the farmers surrounding the capital.  How many crops can they produce in a week, and what price do they sell them for?

Auction off more WoA.  Keep at least 150.

Hire 5 diverse, sociable individuals within the capital to informally gauge public sentiment regarding the government and particularly Minitrue's campaigns.  How do they and their peers feel about the most recent campaign, for example?  Pay them $30 weekly.

Send over enough cash to pay for the next installment of MoCaG's compound.

Begin a campaign in TPP and TPG to recruit volunteers to join the MoAD and fight the loyalist scum prowling the countryside!  Only YOU can stop the loyalist fools and be given meaningful employment while doing so!  Also attempt to raise general spirits and help the populace focus on a common foe.  Reinvigorate that revolutionary fervor!

Send MoAD $15,000 for a barracks.

Send $21,635 to Ministry of Engineering.

Edited 3/3: added MoE payment.
Edited 3/4: added request for Russian tanks.
Edited 3/4: added attempted German embassy swap.

STATUS: READY

Minitrue -> Minidef

Dear Minister of Advanced Defence,

The Ministry is sorry to hear of the resurgence of the loyalist army and the loss of brave men.  If there is anything that the Ministry of Truth can do to assist in this matter, you need only ask.

Sincerely yours,
Minister of Truth

[flazeo25]

Minister of AD -> Minister of Truth, Ministers

Dear Minister of Truth and other Ministers,

The loss of our brave men is sad, however the loyalist threat is very concerning, they have mortars, tanks and maybe other weaponary. All we have are weapons from the Great war. The thing is our troops morale is low, they are undisciplined and not trained. I have no idea how long we can ignore the threat as they could launch incursions. My main thoughts are we need to make the threat out to be as big as possible, to have everyone rally behind. Enacting conscription might help but desertation our coup could occur if not careful.

At best is we need well armed, trained and highly motivated soldiers to fight this threat but it would be helpful for other ministers to come up with ideas to allieve this problem.

Sincerely yours,
Minister of Advance Defence

[Nunzillor]

Minitrue -> Minidef

Dear Minister of Advanced Defence,

Palushka may be willing to contribute troops in return for a defensive pact, which would be burdensome for us, and Trebon may be willing to loan a portion of its army in return for spoils or other concessions.  If you believe the costs are worth it, I can contact these countries.

I would also be prepared to offer some troops, but sadly they are very untrained and under equipped at the moment.  We may be able to field additional volunteers (rather than enact a conscription) with a national campaign in The People's Paper, and that would also address our unemployment issue.

There's also the possibility of large scale arms and tank imports from Trebon, which I would be happy to facilitate.

Sincerely,
Minister of Truth

[flazeo25]

Minister of AD -> Minister of Truth

Dear Minister of Truth,

A national campaign would be indeed a good idea to rally volunteers and support. Our soldiers could do with training course and Barracks to help provide needed morale and training, which would cost around $10,000 - $15,000, any other help be much appeticed.

Sincerely,
Minister of Advance Defence

[Nunzillor]

Minitrue -> Minidef

Dear Minister of Advanced Defence,

We will send you $15,000 towards the construction of a barracks and we have begun planning a national campaign.  Glory to Apland!

Sincerely ,
Minister of Truth

[TopHat]

This may well be muscling in on the Ministy of Finance's area, but I felt it would be needed:

Spoiler: Finance Report (click to show/hide)

TOTALS:
Tax: +185,000
MoTru: +15,730
MoHel: -3,745
MoCri: -16,920
MoTra: +22,850
MoAD: -22,335
MoAgr: -1,050
MoCaG: -62,970
MoEng: -68,835
MoFin: -2,250
MoEdu: 0
Net: +$45,475 AD



EXPENSES:

WAGES: (202,980 (6,934 staff))
MoTru: 5,250 (150 staff)
MoHel: 2,745 (162)
MoCri: 11,500 (1,100) [+judges]
MoTra: 14,150 (480)
MoAD: 81,480 (3,346)
MoAgr: 1,050 (20)
MoCaG: 40,720 (509)
MoEng: 43,835 (967)
MoFin: 2,250 (200)
MoEdu: 0 (0)
Total: $202,980 AD

RUNNING COSTS: (51,405)
MoTru: n/a (costs included in profit)
MoHel: 1,000
MoCri: 10,460
MoTra: 0
MoAD: 13,945
MoAgr: 0
MoCaG: 1,000
MoEng: 25,000
MoFin: 0
MoEdu:0
Total: $51,405 AD

TEMP COSTS:
MoCaG: 21,250 [construction]
Total: $21,250 AD

INCOME:
Tax: 185,000
MoTru: 28,250
MoCri: 5,040
MoTra: 37,000 (fluctuates)
MoAD: 65,820 
Total: $321,110AD

TOTAL CALCULATED BALANCE: +$45,475 AD

CAPITAL:
MoTru: 108,430 (+211 WoA)
MoHel: 37,500
MoCri: 244,080
MoTra: 4,690
MoAD: 25,780
MoAgr: 63,500
MoCaG: 18,810
MoEng: 27,065
MoFin: 32,610
MoEdu: 18,500
Total:  $580,965 AD

A review of government finances, split by department and type. I hope it should be clear. Ministries are in the order they are listed in the turns, in case my shorthand is indecipherable.
Notably, we are running a surplus through taxation alone, and will hopefully continue to do so if the Ministry of Finance expands tax collection activities in line with the growth of the other ministries.

[flazeo25]

Minister of AD -> Minister of Engineering

Dear Minister of Engineering,

On behalf on MoAD I would like request usage of the experts in your employment to assist in building and development of training ground, barracks and canteen to improve soldiers morale and needs and assist in development of their training.

Sincerely ,
Minister of Advance Defence

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Minister of AD -> MoF, MoT, MoE, MoC

Dear Minister of Criminality, Finance, Transportation and Engineering,

We would like to request we would like request your ministries, in establishing a database for following postal zip codes and addresses, planning zones for Commerce, Residential, Recreational, Transport, Community and Agricultural both would also benefit tax collecting and criminal record keeping while allowing us to assess infrastructure better.

Sincerely ,
Minister of Advance Defence

[Nunzillor]

Minitrue -> Minicorrupt

Dear Minister of Graft and Corruption Issues,

Would you be willing to let our Arbiters garrison and train in your compound if we helped fund its construction?

Sincerely,
Minister of Truth

[Beneviento]

Spoiler: Votes (click to show/hide)

1:Abstain. We don't currently have the funds or the information needed(Census). It's a good idea, but I think we should hold off for now.
2:Support.
3:Support.

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Actions:
1: Purchase five ARO cars of the same make as before. Transfer one to the Ministry of Criminality. Of the remaining four, two are for constables and two are for Scouts.
2: Purchase radio equipment capable of sending and receiving messages for the constable stations in the cities, at the Port Authority, and at the borders. Allow civilians to send messages at the city stations at the price of three Apland dollars per message.
3: Have the Scouts who inspected the waterways inspect the airfields of the country. Hire forty more scouts and put them to work on the map. (I think at this point I have eighty on the map and twenty on the airfields?)
4: Assess how common bicycles are within Apland and if/where they are manufactured.
5: Continue import duty collection and registration.
6: Require river vessels such as barges to be registered just like railroad transport is, for a fee of thirty Apland Dollars per vessel.
7: Hire thirty constables to register vessels on the rivers of the nation.
8: Hire forty architectural experts for fifty Apland dollars weekly and 120 laborers for 25 Apland dollars weekly to build permanent barracks, border gates, and other structures at the border customs stations and the intercity way stations.
9: Assess the facilities at the Commercial Port to see if equipment such as cranes, docks, etc. are available and adequate.
10: Hire two hundred census-takers for thirty Apland dollars weekly and have them begin the national census under the authority of the National Bureau of Statistics.
11: Have the constables stationed in the capital produce a map of the city, showing where roads, waterways, and significant landmarks are.

Messages
Ministry of Transportation -> Ministry of Criminality
We’ve purchased a vehicle for you. Obviously one vehicle is not enough to meet your needs, so consider this a show of good faith and know that more will be forthcoming.
Ministry of Transportation -> Ministry of Advanced Defense
If I understand your request correctly, you'd like us to set up a postal code and address system. To my thinking, before we can set up a coherent system, we need something I've been working toward, admittedly not very hard, since I came into office. We need accurate maps, both of the cities and the nation as a whole. This week I am hiring more scouts to put together a national map. In the capital, I will have my constables attempt to create a map, though it may not be perfect and it may take more than one week to finish. However, you will as much support as we can provide.

[Beneviento]

I've compiled a list of all the previous proposals just for convenience. This turn's proposals aren't included as they haven't been voted on yet.

Spoiler:  Collected Proposals (click to show/hide)

1. All employees of the ministries of health, security, defense, and engineering must have basic first-aid training by turn 6, and any employees thereafter must go through training to join. An untrained employee will result in a fine to the ministry responsible for the untrained employee, and the money from the fine will be used to advance medical technology. [Ministry of Health]FAILED

2. Allow all Ministries to collect taxes in the form of labor in service of a Ministry. e.g. the Engineering Ministry could waive taxes in return for work done on construction projects, and Transportation could do the same for infrastructure-building work. [Ministry of Transportation]FAILED

3. Taxes Consolidation Act [Ministry of Advanced Defense]PASSED
Citizens of Apland are subject to certain expectations and exemptions, which may be chargeable on all income arising in state to individuals, corporative bodies and partnerships following these acts.

Property Act:
(1)All land subject to private property are expected to pay yearly tax sum to government, Public owned land in hands of government are not subjected to this act.
(2)Organizations that are given discounts from this act are property owned by various Religions in Apland and organization deemed to be of charity status.
(3)Low bands of tax is set at 5% yearly for low income households, Middle band of tax set at 12.5% for upper income households and upper band set at 15% for corporative held land.

VAT Act:
(1)All goods being sold in Apland are subjected to commission of tax which all citizens are expected to pay when goods are bought or sold.
(2)Value added tax is set at 10% on goods.

Income Act:
(1)All citizens when either under private or public employment are to expectted to pay income tax which will be deducted from pay by employer and collected by government.
(2)Salaries set in the lower band are to pay out weekly 10% in income tax, middle band are to be required to pay weekly 15% in income tax and in upper band are expected to pay out weekly in 20% in income tax.
(3)Tax bands for income tax are set out by amount of money employee earns weekly, low pay employees fall into first band while middle income employees fall into second band and upper income employees fall into last band.

These acts set out government role in ensuring taxation to provide to for services to carried out, tax collected is to be distributed between each ministry to help pay for ministries.

4. Create a health service, and attach a corp of nurses and doctors to all ministries. These nurses and doctors will be trained and paid for by the Ministry of Health [Ministry of Criminality]PASSED

5. ARG [Ministry of Agriculture]PASSED
0. Definitions: Hereby, when referring to ARG the following terms are defined as follows:  'poll': A list of options presented to the ARG members, who can choose whichever option they prefer by typing the following: ARG Vote: (Insert decision here). When a member does this, they use 1 vote.
1. Four members are to be allowed in the ARG at once. Each member has one vote. Members can be replaced if a poll is called for and passed to do so. Replacement members are decided thru a poll of current members, and if selected can accept or deny the invitation.
2. One group leader is to be designated in the ARG, they hold two (2) supplemental votes, and the power to decided in case of a tie in a poll. The group leader is a position for life, and is permanent unless a unanimous vote is reached to replace them.
3. The group can create one (1) special proposal per turn, and this proposal must effect the state of agriculture in the country. This proposal can only be created through consensus during a poll within the group. The group can cancel any proposal through the passing of another poll.
4. In order to maintain agricultural integrity, this group is to be separate and unaffected by proposals that do not explicitly effect the group.
5. The first four (4) members of the group are to be as follows: O.Wilde (Minister of Agriculture), hector13 (Minister of Criminality), Dustan Hache (Minister of Health), mcclay (Minister of Security). In addition, the Group Leader is to be O.Wilde (Minister of Agriculture)


6. Second Medical Proposal [Ministry of Health]PASSED BY DEFAULT; FUNDING PROVIDED.
 In order to maintain a semblance of medical funding 10,000 Dollars will be moved from any willing Ministry to the Ministry of health's budget. This funding will be used to restart medical training and care for the existing and overwhelming numbers of sick and injured. For this proposal, it is assumed that supporting it is counted as a donation, and the amount donated should be listed following the mark. At a minimum, 6000 Dollars are Required to keep the current facilities and staff funded.


7. Amnesty Proposal [Ministry of Criminality]PASSED
Temporary non-violent crime amnesty: in order to acquire funds to pay for our new government, we should allow non-violent criminals to pay their way out of a conviction for five turns, at a minimum of $2,000 per offense. This will allow us to pay for one police officer to remain above the poverty line per payment.

Financial crime (fraud and the like) will require a minimum payment of 50% of the the proceeds acquired through the crime, but with a minimum of $2,000.

Violent criminals who have also performed non-violent crimes may pay for amnesty of the non-violent crimes, but will still be prosecuted for the violent ones.


8. Establishment of the Provisional Treasury [Ministry of Corruption and Graft]PROPOSAL RETRACTED
All former Government Assets (Money, Money-Producing Assets and everything thats otherwise useless but is worth money) are to be pooled therein. The Provisional Treasury will be headed by an Executive Committee of Three Ministers who will have the sole right of raising and lowering Taxes, as well as establishing new ones and abolishing old ones. All Financial Assets of the Revolution and the Government will be at their disposal.

The Provisional Treasury will be thus be responsible for a smooth working Treasury Department until a dedicated Ministry can be established.

Proposed Executive Committee: Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Engineering


9. National Bureau of Statistics [Ministry of Engineering]PASSED
A National Bureau of Statistics should be created, using if possible any equivalent organisation of the old government as a base. They shall not come under the control of any single ministry but should carry out any survey or statistics-based tasks ministries ask them to carry out; their first task should be the completion of a national census of the population. The Ministry shall be allocated a reasonable starting budget which should be given out of income gained through taxation before the remainder is divided among the Ministries.


10. Create a new branch of the Code of Government for National Defense and Emergency of Apland [Ministry of Advanced Defense]PASSED
National Defense and Emergency Law - This law sets out national defense procedures and environmental emergency which will be carried out in each corresponding acts.

War Act:
(1)This act set out military role when it comes to war which will use be used in the event of civil uprising, insurgency, armed invasion by neighboring countries.
(2)The military will be given free authority to fight national enemy who the government have declared in act of war or national threat.
(3)For war to be declared a majority vote must be passed by all ministers of government.

Conscription Act:
(1)This act enforces conscription on males and females between ages of 16-30, each conscript will role in either one of three combat divisions and serve for three years. If they wish to stay on they can form a contract with ministry of defense.
(2)This act does not apply too those who have already served once, are disabled or to those in government or private employment.
(3)All members of ministry can vote to suspend this act and can then enact it when needed.

Environmental Emergency Act:
(1)This act sets out the military role in event of environmental emergency is needed.
(2)The ministry of Agriculture can enact this act giving them control over parts of Air corps and Navy to assist in national disasters and to enforce fishery policy and search for missing animals.
(3)This act will be temporary halted when environmental emergency operation is over.
(4)In the event of funding shortage for ministry of Agriculture while this act is enacted the ministry can request funds from Ministry of Defense.

Interior Act:
(1)This act sets out the military role in event of security operations is needed.
(2)The Ministry of Security may enact this act to employ soldiers under it's command for financial needs, such as cash transports.
(3)The Ministry of Criminality may enact this act  to dispatch soldiers in event of prisoner transfer, prison escape or quelling large scale riots. 
(4)All Ministers can enact this act to be provided small force of soldiers for bodyguard duties, public events.
(5)If war is declared then this act may be deemed suspended till war is no longer in effect.

Search and Rescue Act:
(1)This act sets out the military role in event of search and rescue operation is enacted.
(2)The ministry of Health can enact this act giving them control over parts of Air corps and Navy to assist in medical search and rescues.
(3)This act will be temporary halted when search and rescue operation is over.
(4)In the event of funding shortage for ministry of Health while this act is enacted the ministry can request funds from Ministry of Defense.


11. A proposal for the Ministry of Knowledge to be established has been suggested, to be led by the revolutionary army member TheBiggerFish. More than half of all active ministries must support this proposal for it to pass.
PASSED


12. A proposal for the Ministry of Commerce and Labor to be established has been suggested, to be led by the revolutionary army member playergamer. More than half of all active ministries must support this proposal for it to pass.
PASSED


13. Budget Act [Ministry of Truth]PASSED
The Ministry of Graft and Corruption will be provided with all collected tax income and will execute redistribution of all collected tax income for as long as its minister holds the title of Executor.  The Minister of Graft and Corruption will initially hold the title of Executor.

If at any time more than two ministries believe that the Minister of Graft and Corruption or other current Executor is not correctly redistributing wealth, a new Executor may be voted on to replace the Minister of Graft and Corruption or other current Executor in receiving and redistributing tax income.  Any other minister that receives a majority of votes during this period (out of all votes cast) will be selected as the new Executor.

The Executor may call for a vote to alter these percentages at any time, at which point all ministries may propose and vote on new percentages.  Any redistribution proposal that receives at least 3/5 support of all voting ministries during that period will be made law and replace the percentages listed below.

Collected tax income will be redistributed in the following manner:

Ministry of Advanced Defense: 12%
Ministry of Criminality: 12%
Ministry of Agriculture: 10%
Ministry of Transportation: 6%
Ministry of Truth: 6%
Ministry of Health: 10%
Ministry of Graft and Corruption Issues: 10%
Ministry of Engineering: 10%
Ministry of Security: 4%
Ministry of Knowledge: 10%
Ministry of Commerce and Labor: 10%[/color]


14. Approach several large nations and international entities (UN, IMF etc.) about securing a loan for our burgeoning nation. By approaching multiple sources we can find a lender that will give us fewer conditions on how we spend the money, and secure an amount that we can actually put to use. [Ministry of Criminality]
PASSED


15. The ministry of Advance Defense wish to set up additional taxes so as to help each ministry budgetary needs, we believe these ones are suitable and are very progressive taxes. [Ministry of Advanced Defense]PASSED

National Tax Levy Law - This law is set out ensure reasonable income is secure for government usage, it is subject to certain exemptions and will effect national and foreign corporative bodies and citizen of Apland.

Excise Act:
(1)This act sets additional tax on certain goods which are categorized as Mineral oils, Tobacco, Alcohol and Luxury goods such as below.
(1a)Mineral oils such as petroleum oil, liquid oil and such will have 10% tax added onto sale.
(1b)Tobacco and tobacco based products will have 5% tax added onto sale.
(1c)Alcohol and Alcoholic beverages will have 5% tax added onto sale.
(1d)Luxury goods are to be taxed at 5%.

Stamp Duty Act:
(1)Stamp duty is tax which taxes transfer and purchasing of property or shares and stock such as below.
(1a)Residential property buyers - first time property buyers are exempt, this is paid at 1% of the first 100,000$, and excess over 100,000$ is paid at 2%.
(1b)Non-residential property buyers - 0% is paid for property under value of 10,000$ while rising to 6% for transactions over 80,000$.
(1c)Stamp duty is also paid on transfer of shares and stock at 1% except for paper-backed transfer where consideration is 1000$ or less.

Motor Act:
(1)All vehicles are required to tax disc, to ensure that they are properly taxed, when tax is paid a updated disc is provided which will be inserted into front of vehicle.
(2)This tax insures the registered motorized and is able to be paid in three methods.
(2a)30$ per every three months.
(2b)55$ per every six months.
(2c)105$ per year.

This law is set out to provide government with taxation to ensure proper budget can be maintained and services can be carried out, tax collected is to be distributed between each ministry budget.


16. Redundancy removal: Remove the redundant proposal made by the ministry of criminality supposedly affecting the ministry of health. We already know what we're supposed to be doing, and are trying to do it. [Ministry of Health]
PASSED


17. A proposal for the revolutionary army member Aigre Excalibur to lead a new Ministry [Educated, Environment and Natural Resources, Trade and Industry, Finance, or Law] has been suggested. More than half of all active ministries must support this proposal for it to pass. Please indicate which ministry should be established if support is given.
PASSED


18. A proposal for the Ministry of Education to be established has been suggested, to be led by the revolutionary army member Liberonscien. More than half of all active ministries must support this proposal for it to pass.
PASSED


19. Divert five percent of national income for the next year to the National Bureau of Statistics, and mandate the hiring of at least one hundred census-takers and the beginning of a national census. [Ministry of Transportation]
FAILED

[Nunzillor]

((The Budget Act appears to be incorrectly attributed to MoCaG.  That act was created by the Ministry of Truth.))

[Beneviento]

((Fixed. Thanks!))

[flazeo25]

Minister of AD -> Minister of Transportation

Dear Minister of Transportation,

I agree just having the capital mapped and given postal codes for now would work as it allow for capital to have postage and deliveryies work. I will have my postal masters assist in this by sectoring off areas under different zipcodes.

Sincerely ,
Minister of Advance Defence