Economy laws

The numbers in green refer to the number of alternative laws currently available to be enacted in that sub-category.

Economy laws define where the treasury's money comes from and how it can be spent.

Economic System and Trade Policy are crucial law groups – these govern whether the country operates on principles of mercantilism, isolationism, or free trade, among others.

Taxation determines which pops should be taxed and what range of tax burden is appropriate. No income tax at all is of course an option, and legislation to such effect will make some pops both rich and happy! Poll taxation, or levying a fixed tax per head, is another option primarily used in less industrialized societies.

Land Reform decides whether the aristocrats, the common farmers, or the state reap the rewards of agriculture.

Finally, the player can choose what form the institutions of Colonization, Policing, Education System, and Health System will take in the country.

In the following tables, the Interest group stance column shows the support of interest groups with their default ideologies. Since the ideology of an interest group may differ from the default (in particular due to its leadership), law support may change too.

Economic System[edit | edit source]

The fundamental principles of your economy.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
Traditionalism Pre-industrial subsistence economy with little central control.	Graduated Taxation enacted Per-Capita Taxation enacted Proportional Taxation enacted Anarchy enacted	−50% Aristocrats investment pool contribution efficiency −50% Capitalists investment pool contribution efficiency −50% Clergymen investment pool contribution efficiency −50% Farmers investment pool contribution efficiency −50% Shopkeepers investment pool contribution efficiency 25% Private construction allocation +25% Government dividends reinvestment +25%  Leverage resistance −25% Population bureaucracy cost multiplier −25% Taxation capacity +100% Nationalization compensation +10% Nationalization investment return −15% Market access price impact Disable nationalization without compensation	Industrialists oppose  Landowners strongly endorse  Rural Folk neutral  Trade Unions oppose ( strongly oppose )
Interventionism To ensure the stability of our nation, government must curb the worst excesses of private businesses.	Manufacturies researched Serfdom enacted Anarchy enacted	+1 Free company charters 50% Private construction allocation +50% Government dividends reinvestment +25% Government dividends efficiency +50% Nationalization investment return Disable nationalization without compensation	Industrialists endorse  Landowners neutral  Rural Folk neutral  Trade Unions endorse ( neutral )
Agrarianism A rural economy emphasizing agricultural development and community.	Romanticism researched Anarchy enacted	+1 Free company charters +50% Aristocrats investment pool contribution efficiency −25% Capitalists investment pool contribution efficiency +50% Clergymen investment pool contribution efficiency +50% Farmers investment pool contribution efficiency 50% Private construction allocation +50% Government dividends reinvestment +30% Government dividends efficiency +50% Nationalization investment return Disable nationalization without compensation	Industrialists neutral  Landowners endorse  Rural Folk endorse  Trade Unions neutral
Industry Banned An economic view that rejects heavy industry and automation, preferring the fruits of honest labor over soulless machinery.	Romanticism researched	+1 Free company charters +10% Agriculture throughput +10% Plantations throughput −10% Expected standard of living +50% Rural Folk political strength +25% Aristocrats investment pool contribution −10% Peasants education access (additive) −0.5 Economic dependence on overlord −25% Production technology research speed −25% Production technology spread 50% Private construction allocation +25% Government dividends reinvestment +30% Government dividends efficiency +50% Nationalization investment return Disable nationalization without compensation Expand Cannot build heavy industry  Fertilizer Plants Synthetics Plants Steel Mills Power Plants Motor Industries Automotive Industries Electrics Industries Munition Plants When enacted: Destroys all heavy industry	Industrialists strongly oppose  Landowners oppose  Rural Folk neutral  Trade Unions oppose ( strongly oppose )
Extraction Economy A colonial economic system which focuses on maximum extraction of capital for the benefit of the metropole.	Colonization researched Is a subject	+10% Agriculture throughput +10% Plantations throughput +10% Extraction throughput −75% Aristocrats investment pool contribution efficiency −25% Capitalists investment pool contribution efficiency −75% Clergymen investment pool contribution efficiency −75% Farmers investment pool contribution efficiency −50% Shopkeepers investment pool contribution efficiency 50% Private construction allocation +50% Nationalization investment return +0.5 Economic dependence on overlord Disable nationalization without compensation Expand Cannot build heavy industry  Fertilizer Plants Synthetics Plants Steel Mills Motor Industries Automotive Industries Electrics Industries Munition Plants When enacted: Destroys all heavy industry	Industrialists strongly oppose  Landowners oppose  Rural Folk neutral  Trade Unions strongly oppose
Laissez-Faire A liberal economy founded on the principles of comparative advantage and that fewer government interventions means greater growth	International Trade researched Isolationism enacted Serfdom enacted Anarchy enacted	+2 Free company charters +25% Capitalists investment pool contribution efficiency +25% Shopkeepers investment pool contribution efficiency 75% Private construction allocation +100% Government dividends reinvestment −25% Loan interest rate Disable nationalization Forbid monopolies Force privatization	Industrialists strongly endorse  Landowners oppose  Rural Folk strongly oppose  Trade Unions oppose ( strongly oppose )
Command Economy An inward-focused interventionist economy where the government directly manages most aspects of production.	Central Planning researched Serfdom enacted Anarchy enacted Any of: Autocracy enacted Oligarchy enacted Single-Party State enacted Technocracy enacted	+25% Authority +1 Free company charters +25% Taxation capacity +25% Bureaucrats political strength +25%  Leverage resistance 10% Private construction allocation +40% Government dividends efficiency −50% Nationalization compensation −75% Radicals from nationalization Disable investment pool Disable privatization When enacted: Seizes all funds in investment pool and converts any private constructions into government constructions	Industrialists strongly oppose  Landowners strongly oppose  Rural Folk strongly oppose  Trade Unions endorse
Cooperative Ownership An economic system based around the concept of social ownership, where surplus production is distributed more evenly among the workers.	Any of: Council Republic enacted Corporate State enacted Serfdom enacted	+1 Free company charters +25% Farmers investment pool contribution efficiency +25% Shopkeepers investment pool contribution efficiency 35% Private construction allocation +100% Government dividends reinvestment +100% Minimum workforce-owned levels for all non-ag industries Foreign Collectivization	Industrialists strongly oppose  Landowners strongly oppose  Rural Folk oppose  Trade Unions strongly endorse ( endorse )

Trade Policy[edit | edit source]

Laws governing trade and the exchange of goods across borders. A country that has its market forced opened cannot change its trade law for 5 years.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
Mercantilism An export-focused economy with an emphasis on keeping a positive current account and competing with other nations.	International Trade researched	+50% Maximum Tarrifs on Imports +20% Maximum Tarrifs on Exports +20% Maximum Subventions on Imports +50% Maximum Subventions on Exports −25% Trade Advantage for Imports +25% Trade Advantage for Exports	Industrialists neutral  Landowners endorse  Rural Folk neutral  Trade Unions neutral [1]
Protectionism Our industries must be protected from the depredations of foreign market actors.	Stock Exchange researched	+50% Maximum Tarrifs on Imports +50% Maximum Tarrifs on Exports +50% Maximum Subventions on Imports +50% Maximum Subventions on Exports +25%  Leverage resistance	Industrialists oppose  Landowners neutral  Rural Folk endorse  Trade Unions endorse [1]
Free Trade The free exchange of goods must not be impeded, as trade is for the benefit of all.	International Trade researched Command Economy enacted	+50% Maximum Subventions on Imports +50% Maximum Subventions on Exports +25% Trade advantage −25%  Leverage resistance If Opium is banned, it will be unbanned If Liquor is banned, it will be unbanned No tariffs for any goods	Industrialists endorse  Landowners oppose  Rural Folk oppose  Trade Unions oppose [1]
Isolationism An economy focused on supplying the nation's needs internally, while keeping out of the affairs of others.	Laissez-Faire enacted Is not a member of a  power bloc	+50% Authority +25% Tax capacity −50% Maximum declared interests −15% Technology spread +100%  Leverage resistance Disable trade centers No tariffs for any goods	Industrialists strongly oppose  Landowners endorse  Rural Folk endorse  Trade Unions neutral [1]
Canton System A variant of Isolationism where trade is only permitted in a single coastal state.	Is not a member of a  power bloc Overrides Isolationism if: Any primary cultures has the Han Chinese discrimination trait Owns the biggest part of Western Guangdong	+25% Authority +15% Tax capacity −33% Maximum declared interests −25% Trade Capacity −10% Technology spread +75%  Leverage resistance Disable trade centers outside the state of Western Guangdong 50 Max level for trade centers in the state of Western Guangdong +50% Maximum Tarrifs on Imports +50% Maximum Tarrifs on Exports +20% Maximum Subventions on Imports +20% Maximum Subventions on Exports

Taxation[edit | edit source]

How the state raises revenue by taxing its citizens.

Law	Requirements	Taxation						Interest group stance
		Type	Very low	Low	Medium	High	Very high
Consumption-Based Taxation A tax system where there are no direct income or per-capita taxes and instead revenue is raised through taxing the consumption of goods.		Consumption tax rate	+15%	+20%	+25%	+30%	+35%	Armed Forces oppose  Industrialists neutral  Landowners endorse  Petite Bourgeoisie neutral  Rural Folk endorse  Trade Unions neutral
		Other effects	−25% Population bureaucracy cost multiplier −50% Consumption tax cost
Land-Based Taxation A traditional form of land-based taxation, collected mainly from the peasantry.		Consumption tax rate	+15%	+20%	+25%	+30%	+35%	Armed Forces neutral  Industrialists neutral  Landowners endorse  Petite Bourgeoisie oppose  Rural Folk oppose  Trade Unions neutral
		Land tax	+0.4	+0.55	+0.7	+0.85	+1
Per-Capita Taxation A tax system that disproportionally taxes the poor through a combination of income and per-capita taxes.	Currency Standards researched Traditionalism enacted	Consumption tax rate	+15%	+20%	+25%	+30%	+35%	Armed Forces endorse  Industrialists endorse  Landowners neutral  Petite Bourgeoisie endorse  Rural Folk neutral  Trade Unions oppose
		Land tax	+0.2	+0.275	+0.35	+0.425	+0.5
		Per-capita tax	+0.4	+0.55	+0.7	+0.85	+1
		Income tax rate	+5%	+7.5%	+10%	+12.5%	+15%
Proportional Taxation A mainly income-based tax system that tries to ensure everyone pays a roughly equal share of their income to the state.	Egalitarianism researched Traditionalism enacted	Consumption tax rate	+15%	+20%	+25%	+30%	+35%	Armed Forces endorse  Industrialists neutral  Landowners oppose  Petite Bourgeoisie endorse  Rural Folk neutral  Trade Unions neutral
		Income tax rate	+10%	+15%	+20%	+25%	+30%
		Dividends tax rate	+2.5%	+5%	+10%	+15%	+20%
Graduated Taxation A tax system that aims to put the burden of taxation primarily on the well-to-do through high Dividends taxes.	Socialism researched Traditionalism enacted	Consumption tax rate	+15%	+20%	+25%	+30%	+35%	Armed Forces endorse  Industrialists oppose  Landowners strongly oppose  Petite Bourgeoisie oppose  Rural Folk neutral  Trade Unions endorse
		Income tax rate	+10%	+12.5%	+15%	+17.5%	+20%
		Dividends tax rate	+10%	+15%	+20%	+25%	+30%

Land Reform[edit | edit source]

The laws governing agricultural land and the people who work it.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
Serfdom Peasants are tied to their land and must perform labor for their feudal masters.	Command Economy enacted Laissez-Faire enacted Interventionism enacted	Serfdom production method on subsistence buildings +50% Landowners political strength Blocks peasants from any type of migration	Intelligentsia strongly oppose  Industrialists oppose  Landowners strongly endorse  Rural Folk strongly oppose  Trade Unions strongly oppose
Tenant Farmers Agricultural land is owned by hereditary elites. Workers are not tied to the land, and may seek alternative employment if they can find it.		Free Peasants production method on subsistence buildings +25% Landowners political strength Blocks peasants from internal migration	Intelligentsia neutral  Industrialists neutral  Landowners endorse  Rural Folk oppose  Trade Unions neutral
Commercialized Agriculture Agriculture is a business like any other, subject to market forces and owned by capital.	Mutual Funds researched Traditionalism enacted	Free Peasants production method on subsistence buildings  Financial Districts are more likely to purchase Plantations, Ranches, and Agriculture buildings  Lower strata pops employed in rural buildings are more likely to support the  Trade Unions  Middle strata pops employed in rural buildings are more likely to support the  Petite Bourgeoisie	Intelligentsia neutral  Industrialists endorse  Landowners neutral  Rural Folk neutral  Trade Unions neutral
Homesteading Farmers lay claim to plots of land which they work alongside their hired laborers.		Homesteading production method on subsistence buildings +25% Farmers political strength +50% Minimum workforce-owned levels of Agriculture buildings +50% Minimum workforce-owned levels of Ranching buildings  Middle strata pops employed in rural buildings are more likely to support the  Petite Bourgeoisie	Intelligentsia neutral  Industrialists neutral  Landowners strongly oppose  Rural Folk endorse  Trade Unions neutral
Collectivized Agriculture Agricultural land is organized into plots worked by groups of farmers as a joint enterprise.	Socialism researched Either of: Command Economy enacted Cooperative Ownership enacted	Free Peasants production method on subsistence buildings +100% Minimum workforce-owned levels of Agriculture buildings +100% Minimum workforce-owned levels of Ranching buildings +100% Minimum workforce-owned levels of Plantation buildings +25% Bureaucrats political strength  Lower strata pops employed in rural buildings are more likely to support the  Trade Unions	Intelligentsia neutral  Industrialists strongly oppose  Landowners strongly oppose  Rural Folk neutral  Trade Unions neutral

Colonization[edit | edit source]

Your stance on establishing colonies to supplant and conquer decentralized nations.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
No Colonial Affairs The country does not engage in any formal type of colonization and cannot establish colonies.	Power bloc does not have  Colonial Offices	Disables Colonial Affairs institution	Armed Forces neutral  Industrialists neutral  Rural Folk endorse
Colonial Resettlement Colonies are established to provide land to settlers from the country's incorporated states.	Colonization researched	+50% Migration attraction in unincorporated states Enables Colonial Affairs institution	Armed Forces endorse  Industrialists neutral  Rural Folk oppose
Frontier Colonization The wild frontiers on our borders are ripe for settlement if they can first be pacified and tamed.	Colonization researched Either: Is a colonial type country and neighbors a decentralized nation Has a primary culture homeland state that neighbors a decentralized nation	+50% Migration attraction in unincorporated states Colonization is limited to states connected to the country's capital by land Enables Colonial Affairs institution	Armed Forces endorse  Industrialists neutral  Rural Folk strongly endorse
Colonial Exploitation Colonies are established to exploit the area for their natural resources and cheap labor.	Colonization researched	−10% Subsistence output in unincorporated states −10% Manufacturing Throughput in unincorporated states −10% Starting wages in unincorporated states −25% Tension decay +20% Plantations, Mines, Forestries, and Rubber Plantations Throughput in unincorporated states Enables colonial affairs institution	Armed Forces endorse  Industrialists endorse  Rural Folk oppose

Policing[edit | edit source]

The priorities of the national police force.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
No Police Any sort of structured police force does not exist in this country.	Power bloc does not have  Police Coordination	Disables Law Enforcement institution	Armed Forces oppose  Intelligentsia neutral  Landowners oppose  Petite Bourgeoisie oppose  Rural Folk endorse
Local Police Force This country has local police forces operating.	Bureaucracy researched	Enables Law Enforcement institution Law Enforcement institution additional effects per level: −5% State penalties from turmoil +5% Landowners political strength	Armed Forces neutral  Intelligentsia oppose  Landowners endorse  Petite Bourgeoisie neutral  Rural Folk oppose
Dedicated Police Force This country has a dedicated police force with standardized training.	Law Enforcement researched	Enables Law Enforcement institution +2 Max Law Enforcement institution investment Law Enforcement institution additional effects per level: −5% Radicals from movements	Armed Forces endorse  Intelligentsia neutral  Landowners neutral  Petite Bourgeoisie endorse  Rural Folk neutral
Militarized Police Force By giving your police force military equipment and military training, their effectiveness at carrying out your will increases.	Mass Surveillance researched	Enables Law Enforcement institution +2 Max Law Enforcement institution investment Law Enforcement institution additional effects per level: −5% Radicalism increases for  discriminated Open Prejudice, Cultural Erasure, and Violent Hostility pops −5% Radicals from movements +0.4% Mortality per turmoil +10% Armed forces political strength	Armed Forces strongly endorse  Intelligentsia strongly oppose  Landowners neutral  Petite Bourgeoisie strongly endorse  Rural Folk strongly oppose

Education System[edit | edit source]

For when the children are done with chimney sweeping chores.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
No Schools Education is the parents' responsibility. Only the most leisurely citizens learn to read and write.	Compulsory Primary School enacted Power bloc does not have  Advanced Research	Disables Education institution	Devout neutral  Industrialists oppose  Intelligentsia oppose
Religious Schools Letting the church take care of state education ensures a loyal and morally healthy population.	Rationalism researched Total Separation enacted Serfdom enacted State Atheism enacted	−20% Bureaucracy cost for Education institution Enables Education institution Education institution effects per level: +20% Conversion +10% Education access +10% Devout political strength	Devout endorse  Industrialists neutral  Intelligentsia oppose
Private Schools Schooling is best left to private interests who can assure freedom of choice in one's education.	Academia researched State Religion enacted	−40% Bureaucracy cost for Education institution Enables Education institution Education institution effects per level: +0.5% Education access per wealth +10% Intelligentsia political strength	Devout oppose  Industrialists endorse  Intelligentsia endorse
Public Schools Schooling is the responsibility of the state, and should be standardized and equally accessible to all.	Empiricism researched State Religion enacted Serfdom enacted	Enables Education institution Education institution effects per level: +12.5% Assimilation +12.5% Education access	Devout oppose  Industrialists neutral  Intelligentsia endorse

Health System[edit | edit source]

Laws about the government's involvement (or lack thereof) in providing healthcare for its citizens.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
No Health System The government does not fund any system of healthcare.		Disables Health System institution	Devout oppose  Industrialists endorse  Trade Unions oppose
Charity Hospitals Charitable organizations — often religious ones — provide some help to anyone who's sick or dying, to the degree they are able.	Medical Degrees researched	−20% Bureaucracy cost for Health System institution Enables Health System institution Health system institution effects per level: −3% Mortality −10% Pollution Effects Reduction +2% Food security +10% Devout political strength	Devout endorse  Industrialists neutral  Trade Unions neutral
Private Health Insurance Population health is managed through a system of privately owned hospitals paid through private health insurance programs, ensuring the well-being of those who can afford it with minimal impact on the government treasury.	Pharmaceuticals researched	−40% Bureaucracy cost for Health System institution Enables Health System institution +2 Max Health System institution investment Health System institution effects per level: −0.2% Mortality per wealth −10% Pollution Effects Reduction +0.5 Standard of Living for upper strata +10% Petite Bourgeoisie political strength	Devout oppose  Industrialists strongly endorse  Trade Unions oppose
Public Health Insurance The government provides a publicly funded health insurance program ensuring equal access to care for all.	Pharmaceuticals researched	Enables Health System institution +2 Max Health System institution investment Health System institution effects per level: −5% Mortality −15% Pollution Effects Reduction +0.5 Standard of Living	Devout neutral  Industrialists oppose  Trade Unions endorse

References[edit | edit source]

1. To update page content see reference files in folder /Victoria 3/game/common/laws:
   1. Each law type has its own txt file (named after the law type).
2. To update flavor text see reference files in folder /Victoria 3/game/localization/english:
   1. For laws flavor text see reference file laws_l_english.yml.
   2. For modifiers flavor text see reference file modifiers_l_english.yml.
   3. For institutions flavor text see reference file institutions_l_english.yml.
   4. For inventions flavor text see reference file inventions_l_english.yml.