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====== Ministry of Commerce ======

The Ministry of Commerce is responsible for promoting trade amongst member worlds, managing price levels and building new trade routes. Their budget is used to spend on these matters as they see fit.

The current minister is [[Minister~Kachiso Doshima]] from the [[World~Astrian Colonial Authority]].

The followings committees are within the purview of the Ministry of Commerce:
  * The [[Bozzy Spine Infrastructure Committee]] is responsible for advising the minister of commerce on matters about the Bozzy Spine

===== Budget =====
<data !union_budget #Contingency Budget>
Ministry [ref]: [[]]
Type: contingency
Amount: -250
Note [wiki]: Per new ministry funding system
</data>


<data !union_budget #Bozzy Spine Upkeep Investment>
Ministry [ref]: [[]]
Type: invested
Amount: 1500
Note [wiki]: Invested 37500 contingency expenses into operational budget (saved up and buffere by finance)
</data>


<data !union_budget #Turn 17 subsidies>
Ministry [ref]: [[]]
Type: operational
Amount: -150
Note [wiki]: 
</data>


<data !union_budget #Bozzy Spine Junction subsidies>
Ministry [ref]: [[]]
Type: operational
Amount: -5000
Note [wiki]: 25 junctions * 200 subsidy / junctions
</data>


<data !union_budget #Bozzy Spine upkeep buffering>
Ministry [ref]: [[]]
Type: operational
Amount: 3000
Note [wiki]: 
</data>


<data !union_budget #Upkeep Bozzy Spine>
Ministry [ref]: [[]]
Type: regular
Amount: -7000
Note [wiki]: 12.5 sectors * 960(:tax) upkeep (q10 lane); 5000(:tax) covered by large members (as per post)
</data>


===== Funds =====

<data !union_fund #Trade hub improvement fund>
Ministry [ref]: [[]]
Amount: 6000
Earmark [wiki]: The Tradehub improvement fund is earmarked for union projects, meant to increase trade efficiency and/or trade in general, such as the construction of trade hubs. . This fund was saved up during the electoral period 160-180 under Senator [[ic:peinaili]].
</data>


<data union_fund #Colonisation Encouragement Fund>
Ministry [ref]: [[]]
Amount: 5500
Earmark [wiki]: Funds earmarked for subsidizing colonisation efforts according to [[Colonisation Encouragement Fund Subsidy Regulations]] This fund was created under minister [[Dewa Lanadi]] during the electoral period 141-160.
Claims[wiki]*: (:turn) 260: [[Veolian Commonwealth]] for [[Adii Nasla System]]: 1000 (:tax)
Claims[wiki]*: (:turn) 261: [[Sundarian Federation]] for [[Oronui Outpost]]: 500 (:tax)
Claims[wiki]*: (:turn) 262: [[Sundarian Federation]] for [[Nashira Mira System]]: 1000 (:tax)
Claims[wiki]*: (:turn) 262: [[Praetorian Empire]] for [[Olchamiza Outpost]]: 500 (:tax)
</data>
===== Past Ministers =====
^ Period ^ Holder ^ Notes ^
^  (:turns) 1-20 | [[Holy Heimgolian Theocracy]] |  |
^  (:turns) 21-40 | [[Holy Heimgolian Theocracy]] | [[Turn 20 Union Elections]] |
^  (:turns) 41-60 | [[Holy Heimgolian Theocracy]] | [[Turn 40 Union Elections]] |
^  (:turns) 61-80 | [[new communist imperium of the rising suns of deominius]] | [[Turn 60 Union Elections]] |
^  (:turns) 81-100 | [[Praetorian Empire]] | [[Turn 80 Union Elections]] |
^  (:turns) 101-120 | [[Holy Heimgolian Theocracy]] | [[Turn 100 Union Elections]] |
^  (:turns) 121-140 | [[Astai Republic]] | [[Turn 120 Union Elections]] |
^  (:turns) 141-160 | [[Astai Republic]] | [[Turn 140 Union Elections]] |
^  (:turns) 161-180 | [[Sundarian Federation]] | [[Turn 160 Union Elections]] |
^  (:turns) 181-200 | [[Socialist Republic of Niom]] | [[Turn 180 Union Elections]] |
^  (:turns) 201-220 | [[Praetorian Empire]] | [[Turn 200 Union Elections]] |
^  (:turns) 221-240 | [[Socialist Republic of Niom]] | [[Turn 220 Union Elections]] |
^  (:turns) 241-260 | [[Veolian Commonwealth]] | [[Turn 240 Union Elections]] |
^  (:turns) 261-280 | [[Praetorian Empire]] | [[Turn 260 Union Elections]] |
^  (:turns) 281-330 | [[Astrian Colonial Authority]] | [[Turn 280 Union Elections]] |
