Market Taxes

Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)

#### 6.2.2.9: Market Taxes

Markets are located in cities and in trading guilds (which are themselves located in cities). A noble who rules a market (by virtue of ruling the province in which the market is located) may tax the market. The tax on a market is a rate of 0 to 25%. For each sale that occurs in the market, that percentage of the sale is placed into the local garrison.

For example, if a market has a tax rate of 5% and a merchant sells 27 lumber for 13 gold apiece, then 5% of the total sale price (i.e., 5% of 351 gold, or 17 gold) will be placed into the local garrison and the seller will receive the remainder of the sale price.

The tax rate is set with the `tax` order. Note that new market tax rates do not go into effect until the end of the month.