All policies

Support for theater, opera and artists — cultural vitality and satisfaction.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.02

Support for museums, historic sites and festivals — culture, satisfaction and tourism appeal. Scales with population.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.03

Finance revenue +30% — but speculation feeds unrest.

What happens when enacted? Finance sector income ×1.3 · Unrest +0.02

An incentive package for the construction sector. Increases construction speed and capacity; requires a share of the budget.

What happens when enacted? Construction speed +1

Cheap credit: finance +12%, productivity +4%; daily budget burden.

What happens when enacted? Finance sector income ×1.12 · Productivity ×1.04

State support for cultured meat plants: their output rises with funding. Environmentalists and young city dwellers like it.

What happens when enacted? Production output ×1.35

State direction toward strategic sectors. Increases factory efficiency; has an environmental cost.

What happens when enacted? Productivity ×1.2

A major state-led industrial investment. Increases productivity (the tax base) by up to 15%; requires a share of the budget.

What happens when enacted? Productivity ×1.15 · Satisfaction -0.01

Direct cash support to factories. Boosts production; the subsidy comes out of the budget.

What happens when enacted? Production output ×1.25

Investments in roads, ports and the grid. Strengthens logistics and the production chain; requires a large budget.

What happens when enacted? Utility access +0.5

A tax levied on energy and water services. Provides regular revenue to the treasury; household costs rise.

What happens when enacted? Utility tax +0.5

Sharply cuts output from livestock and dairy farms. Without cultured meat plants you'll face a meat shortage; farmers are furious, environmentalists are pleased.

What happens when enacted? Production output ×0.2 · Satisfaction -0.02

Barriers on imports to protect domestic producers. Domestic industry grows stronger; imported goods become more expensive and relations may become strained.

What happens when enacted? Import tariff +0.5

Finance revenue −15% but trust and satisfaction rise.

What happens when enacted? Finance sector income ×0.85 · Satisfaction +0.02

Cuts taxes. Pleases the public and investors; treasury revenue drops in the short term.

What happens when enacted? General tax -0.5

Raises the overall tax burden. Increases treasury revenue but trims public satisfaction and production appetite.

What happens when enacted? General tax +0.5

The budget you set is split EQUALLY among ALL THE UNEMPLOYED — if the amount per person is enough it wipes out poverty and lifts satisfaction. The answer to the automation age. Adjust it with the budget bar.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.04

The state provides all levels of education free of charge. Raises the literacy target and public satisfaction; places a constant burden on the treasury.

What happens when enacted? Literacy +0.05 · Satisfaction +0.02

Scholarships for students — enrollment and satisfaction. Costs more when the uneducated or youth population is large.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.02

Investment in science and engineering education — innovation rises. Cost scales with the student and youth population.

What happens when enacted? Innovation +3

Festivals, concerts and events all year round — steady tourism appeal and satisfaction.

What happens when enacted? Tourism appeal +2.5 · Satisfaction +0.02

Host the Olympics — massive tourism and prestige (4 years), and an expensive infrastructure investment.

What happens when enacted? Tourism appeal +5 · Satisfaction +0.02

Support for festivals, concerts and events — meets entertainment demand and lifts satisfaction and prosperity.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.03

International sports tournaments — boost tourism appeal.

What happens when enacted? Tourism appeal +3 · Satisfaction +0.02

Sports facilities and clubs — entertainment for young people and satisfaction. Cost scales with the youth population.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.02

Independent public radio and TV — keeps people informed and promotes the country (tourism). Scales with population.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.02

State-controlled broadcast outlets steer public opinion. Suppresses unrest; trust may erode over the long term.

What happens when enacted? Political leaning +1 · Satisfaction +0.01

International promotion — boosts tourist appeal through media power.

What happens when enacted? Tourism appeal +3

Equipment and training modernization — military power rises. Upkeep scales with population.

What happens when enacted? Military strength +4

Tight border security — curbs illegal immigration and raises internal security. Migration appeal drops.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.01 · Migration appeal -0.02

A domestic defense industry — equipment gets cheaper to produce, and the jobs and national pride lift satisfaction. Expensive but strategic.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.01

The people serve compulsory military duty — plenty of CHEAP soldiers (base supply ×3, wages ×0.2) and a MASS ARMY doctrine: you fight effectively with basic equipment (bonus to rifle power). Satisfaction drops slightly.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction -0.03

Military research investment — accelerates weapons technology progress (next-generation equipment).

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.02

A nuclear deterrence doctrine — lowers the risk of being attacked (security up). Very expensive.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.02

Small, trained, expensive professional army — Officer-heavy, high quality. (The opposite of conscription.)

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.02

Pay, healthcare and housing for veterans — higher satisfaction and army morale. Cost scales with population.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.04

An emergency tax. Increases tax revenue by up to 25% but seriously lowers public satisfaction. A wartime tool.

What happens when enacted? Tax income ×1.25 · Satisfaction -0.05

Special units, intelligence sharing and border checks slow the growth of armed groups; civil liberties are curbed a little.

What happens when enacted? Counter-terrorism +0.2 · Security level +2 · Satisfaction -0.01

An expanded fire, ambulance and emergency network — safety and satisfaction. Expensive relative to population.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.03 · Security level +2

A strong law enforcement force. Increases security and public order, lowers unrest; requires budget.

What happens when enacted? Security level +4

Walls, quotas, strict visas. Migration appeal drops, the sense of internal security rises. Slows down the population absorption strategy.

What happens when enacted? Migration appeal -0.05 · Unrest -0.01

City-wide camera network — deters crime, quells unrest. Cost scales with population.

What happens when enacted? Security level +3

Abortion is banned. The birth rate rises; part of the public and prospective immigrants react against it.

What happens when enacted? Birth rate ×1.12 · Satisfaction -0.03 · Migration appeal -0.03

Flexible jobs and incentives for retirees who want to work: some over-65s stay in the workforce by choice. It eases the pension burden and upsets no one, but it costs money.

What happens when enacted? Working retirees +0.15

Free birth control and family planning education — lowers the birth rate (eases population pressure).

What happens when enacted? Birth rate ×0.8 · Satisfaction +0.01

Free abortion and reproductive rights — lowers the birth rate; the modern-minded part of the public approves.

What happens when enacted? Birth rate ×0.88 · Satisfaction +0.02 · Migration appeal +0.02

The state feeds the people for free — consumption rises and hunger ends; satisfaction and migration appeal rise sharply. Expensive relative to population.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.05 · Migration appeal +0.15

The state provides housing — homelessness ends, satisfaction and appeal rise. Expensive relative to population.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.05 · Migration appeal +0.15

Free internet for everyone — satisfaction and a modern image. Scales with population.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.03 · Migration appeal +0.08

Free public transport — access and satisfaction rise. Scales with population.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.03 · Migration appeal +0.08

An investment program for hospitals and health infrastructure. Increases the service output of health-tagged buildings by up to 30% in proportion to funding.

What happens when enacted? Provides ×1.3

Language training, housing and job support for immigrants. Increases the country's migration appeal — the key to the population absorption strategy.

What happens when enacted? Migration appeal +4

A monthly allowance per child, daycare and easier housing. The birth rate rises noticeably; the cost grows with the number of children.

What happens when enacted? Birth rate ×1.15 · Satisfaction +0.01

Mortgage interest support. Increases home ownership and satisfaction; creates a constant outflow from the treasury.

What happens when enacted? Mortgage support +0.8

A mandatory single child — cuts births HARD, but public satisfaction takes serious damage (oppressive).

What happens when enacted? Birth rate ×0.55 · Satisfaction -0.05 · Migration appeal -0.03

Visa facilitation and immigrant-friendly regulations. Markedly increases migration appeal; part of the native population becomes uneasy.

What happens when enacted? Migration appeal +0.06 · Satisfaction -0.01

Preventive health services and vaccination campaigns. Increases public satisfaction; scales with budget funding.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.03

State-led production of social housing. Increases housing capacity and low-income satisfaction.

What happens when enacted? Public housing +0.5

Part of the over-65s keep working: the workforce grows and the pension bill shrinks. Retirees and workers dislike it, and satisfaction dips a little.

What happens when enacted? Working retirees +0.3 · Satisfaction -0.02

Pays wages to the unemployed — lifts them out of poverty, and as funding rises it RAISES their income level (pulls them into the group above). VERY expensive with many unemployed and a large population — a dangerous policy that drains the treasury.

What happens when enacted? Satisfaction +0.03

Nationwide routine immunisation: funding scales up your outbreak surveillance and vaccine capacity, and reassures the public.

What happens when enacted? Vaccine capacity +0.5 · Satisfaction +0.01

Free vaccination campaigns. Increases the service output of health buildings by up to 20% in proportion to funding, and the public is pleased.

What happens when enacted? Provides ×1.2 · Satisfaction +0.02