Government Rules of the Netherlands

(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 1,500 GOLD and 1,500,000 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 – 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 4 – 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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