====== Revised Safety of the Union Act ======

[ [[Union Laws]], [[Union]] ]

This law was voted into effect in [[ic:safety_of_the_union_act_proposal|Turn 91]].

  - To promote member worlds to build their own fleets, the Union will pay 10(:tax) upkeep for a single fleet for each member world, if such a fleet is present.
  - To further promote member worlds to build their own fleets, the Union will pay a 1000(:tax) subsidy to member worlds who construct a fleet, with a maximum of once per member.
  - Article 2 applies only if the (:capital-ships) Capital Ships for this fleet are produced by the member world themselves or if they are acquired from another member world who produced them through trade.
  - To finance these subsidies, [[Union tax law|Tax Brackets 1]] will be increased to 15%, for a total additional tax per turn of up to 50(:tax) per member world.
  - An operational budget of 250(:tax) per (:turn) will be made available for research and military intelligence under the purview of the Ministry of Defence.
    - To determine the distribution of these funds, the '[[Committee on the Distribution of Union Military Intelligence Expenses]]' will be established.
    - The committee shall consist of three members, every Union member is entitled to nominate by sending in an application to the Chancellery.
    - The [[Union Chancellor|Chancellery]], the [[Ministry of Defence]] and the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] shall each select one of the members of the committee from the pool of applicants.
    - The committee advices on the distribution of funds between research and direct implementation. The military intelligence network itself remains the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence.