[ Union Laws, Union ]

This law was voted into effect in Turn 91.

1. To promote member worlds to build their own fleets, the Union will pay 10 upkeep for a single fleet for each member world, if such a fleet is present.
2. To further promote member worlds to build their own fleets, the Union will pay a 1000 subsidy to member worlds who construct a fleet, with a maximum of once per member.
3. Article 2 applies only if the 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.
4. To finance these subsidies, Tax Brackets 1 will be increased to 15%, for a total additional tax per turn of up to 50 per member world.
5. An operational budget of 250 per will be made available for research and military intelligence under the purview of the Ministry of Defence.
   1. To determine the distribution of these funds, the 'Committee on the Distribution of Union Military Intelligence Expenses' will be established.
   2. The committee shall consist of three members, every Union member is entitled to nominate by sending in an application to the Chancellery.
   3. The 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.
   4. 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.