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=Article 1 – Membership of the Government=
 
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*1. The Government consists of the Country [[President]], the Vice President, the Ministers, and the State Secretaries.
 
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*2. The Vice President, Ministers, and State Secretaries are appointed by the Country President after the Country President elections.
 
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*3. Only legal citizens of the Netherlands can be members of the Government.
 
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*4. Members of the Government of the Netherlands cannot simultaneously hold office in another government.
 
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*5. Members of the Government can be removed from office by the Country President or by Congress, as laid down in Chapter II, Article 12.
 
  
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=Article 2 – Organization of Ministries=
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*1. A Ministry is headed by a Minister, supported by one or more State Secretaries, if deemed necessary.
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*2. The Country President has the right to create and abolish Ministries at will.
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=Article 1 – Organization of the Government=
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*3. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Defense must always exist and must always have an appointed Minister.
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*1. The Government consists of the Country President, the Vice President, the (Vice)Ministers and advisors. All Government Members need to be citizens of eNetherlands.
  
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=Article 2 – Monetary Policies=
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*1. The budget of the Government of the eNetherlands cannot exceed the tax income of the previous month. An additional budget can be awarded by congressional approval.
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*2. The Gold expenditures are not regulated. The Government is responsible and accountable for the way the Gold reserves are spent.
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*3. The organization ‘Ministerie van Economische Zak’ (EZ) serves as the current account of the eNetherlands.
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*4. The organization ‘DNB’ serves as the Emergency Fund consisting of at least 1000 Gold and 1,000,000 NLG, which can only be used with congressional approval.
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*5. In case the Emergency Fund does not meet its requires required threshold the Government must allocate at least 25% of its regular budget to the Emergency Fund.
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*6. Unused budget at the end of the term will be transferred to the Emergency Fund unless another expenditure is designated.
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*7. Citizens can review the current state of financial affairs at all times in the official Finance Sheet, managed by the Ministry of Finance.
  
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=Article 3 – Ministry of Finance=
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=Article 3 – Medal Tax=
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*1. The Ministry of Finance is responsible for administrating the Treasury of the Netherlands, in accordance with the will of the Congress of the Netherlands.
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*1. Congress Members and the Country President are required to pay a minimum of 50% of their in-game election reward to the state.
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*2. The organization ‘Ministerie van Economische Zak’ serves as the current account of the Netherlands. Money transfers from ‘Ministerie van Economische Zak’ can be made freely by the Government.
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*2. Officials who have not paid the Medal Tax will be entered automatically on the Blacklist and will be subject to the applicable sanctions, as laid down in Chapter II, Article 9.
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*3. The organization ‘DNB’ serves as the savings account of the Netherlands. Money transfers from ‘DNB’ are only allowed with Congressional approval.
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*3. People stay on the Blacklist until their debts to the state have been paid, which leads to their automatic removal from the Blacklist.
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*4. All citizens of the Netherlands have the right to be informed on the Treasury of the Netherlands and all monetary transactions, unless the Government considers divulging of such information to be detrimental to the interests of the Netherlands.
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*5. The Congress of the Netherlands has the right to be informed on the Treasury of the Netherlands and all monetary transactions. If the Government considers the divulging of certain information to be detrimental to the interests of the Netherlands, the information requested will be provided in the Private section of Congress.
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=Article 4 – Armed Forces of the eNetherlands=
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*1. All Military Units part of the Treasury of the eNetherlands follow (battle) orders from the Country President and his Government.
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*2. The Government has the right to create and abolish Military Units and replace Commanders at all times.
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*3. The Commander of the designated National Military Unit is, in exception to Article 4.2, replaced only in accordance with the Congress of the eNetherlands.
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*4. No military office can be used to exert political influence in any way whatsoever.
  
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=Article 4 – Ministry of Defense=
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=Article 5 – Government Programs=
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*1. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for the organization of the armed forces of the Netherlands.
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*1. The Government of the eNetherlands is required to allocate at least half of its regular budget on in-game initiatives that aid eDutch citizens in the form of Government Programs.
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*2. The Armed Forces of the Netherlands are politically neutral. Therefore, no military office can be used for exerting political influence in any way whatsoever.
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*2. The Government can at any time request the (Deputy) Chairman of Congress to modify the undermentioned list. Details of Governmental Programs can be freely edited, the launch or discontinuing of a Program however requires an announcement in the debating section of Congress.
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*3. Active Government Programs require to be promoted at least once a month in the form of an in-game article.
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*4. All subsidies and rewards handed out by Government Programs need to be recorded in appropriate Ministry Sheets.
  
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=Article 5 – Government budget=
 
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*1. The regular budget of the Government of the Netherlands cannot exceed the tax income of the previous month. The Ministry of Finance is responsible for calculating this figure and for making sure the Government does not exceed its budget.
 
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*2. Additional budget for specific purposes can be awarded by Congressional approval.
 
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*3. Unused budget at the end of the term will be transferred to the 'EZ' organization. When the EZ is below 100k NLG, a vote to replenish the EZ from the ingame treasury will be passed.
 
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*4. The Gold budget is not regulated. The Government is responsible and accountable for the way the Gold reserves are spent.
 
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*5. The 'DNB' organization should hold a National Emergency Fund of 1k Gold and 200.000 NLG, which can only be used in case of emergencies with Congressional approval. If this Fund is used, it must be refilled as soon as possible. The Government is not required to use more than 25% of its regular budget for this purpose.
 
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=Article 6 – Country President tax=
 
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*1. Country Presidents are required to pay a minimum of 50% of their in-game election reward to the state within 5 days of their election. They can transfer it directly to the state, submitting adequate proof of the transfer to the Minister of Finance.
 
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*2. The Minister of Finance will remind the Country President before the deadline passes.
 
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*3. The Chairman of Congress will start an impeachment procedure if the Country President has not paid his tax after the deadline ends. The Country President will also be entered on the blacklist in the Debating section of Congress, and will be subject to the applicable sanctions, as laid down in Chapter II, Article 13.
 
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*4. People on the blacklist cannot have Congress member rights, as laid down in Article 1.6 in the Congress Lawbook.
 
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*5. If people on the blacklist candidate themselves for Congress elections, they will get a negative voting advice in an article published before the Congress elections.
 
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*6. People stay on the blacklist until they have paid their debts to the state.
 
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*7. The blacklist, including negative voting advices, is managed by the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Congress.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 05:09, 30 March 2019

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(updated on Day 4,148)

Article 1 – Organization of the Government

  • 1. The Government consists of the Country President, the Vice President, the (Vice)Ministers and advisors. All Government Members need to be citizens of eNetherlands.

Article 2 – Monetary Policies

  • 1. The budget of the Government of the eNetherlands cannot exceed the tax income of the previous month. An additional budget can be awarded by congressional approval.
  • 2. The Gold expenditures are not regulated. The Government is responsible and accountable for the way the Gold reserves are spent.
  • 3. The organization ‘Ministerie van Economische Zak’ (EZ) serves as the current account of the eNetherlands.
  • 4. The organization ‘DNB’ serves as the Emergency Fund consisting of at least 1000 Gold and 1,000,000 NLG, which can only be used with congressional approval.
  • 5. In case the Emergency Fund does not meet its requires required threshold the Government must allocate at least 25% of its regular budget to the Emergency Fund.
  • 6. Unused budget at the end of the term will be transferred to the Emergency Fund unless another expenditure is designated.
  • 7. Citizens can review the current state of financial affairs at all times in the official Finance Sheet, managed by the Ministry of Finance.

Article 3 – Medal Tax

  • 1. Congress Members and the Country President are required to pay a minimum of 50% of their in-game election reward to the state.
  • 2. Officials who have not paid the Medal Tax will be entered automatically on the Blacklist and will be subject to the applicable sanctions, as laid down in Chapter II, Article 9.
  • 3. People stay on the Blacklist until their debts to the state have been paid, which leads to their automatic removal from the Blacklist.

Article 4 – Armed Forces of the eNetherlands

  • 1. All Military Units part of the Treasury of the eNetherlands follow (battle) orders from the Country President and his Government.
  • 2. The Government has the right to create and abolish Military Units and replace Commanders at all times.
  • 3. The Commander of the designated National Military Unit is, in exception to Article 4.2, replaced only in accordance with the Congress of the eNetherlands.
  • 4. No military office can be used to exert political influence in any way whatsoever.

Article 5 – Government Programs

  • 1. The Government of the eNetherlands is required to allocate at least half of its regular budget on in-game initiatives that aid eDutch citizens in the form of Government Programs.
  • 2. The Government can at any time request the (Deputy) Chairman of Congress to modify the undermentioned list. Details of Governmental Programs can be freely edited, the launch or discontinuing of a Program however requires an announcement in the debating section of Congress.
  • 3. Active Government Programs require to be promoted at least once a month in the form of an in-game article.
  • 4. All subsidies and rewards handed out by Government Programs need to be recorded in appropriate Ministry Sheets.



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