User Guide

CAESAR II
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Plebs will automatically be assigned to Construction
Duty. If your Pleb Welfare allocation falls so low that
you have inadequate construction labor, you will not
be able to build anything.
Note: If your Pleb Welfare allocation is too low, your
work force may dwindle to dangerous levels, forcing
cuts in city services!
TREASURER
The Treasurer’s Report lists your city’s income (marked
with a “+”) and expenditures (marked with a “-”) for
the current year and estimates the figures for the
coming year. Income comes in the form of Population
and Industrial taxes. Expenditures include
Construction and Operating Costs (Army wages and
Pleb Welfare expenses). The Annual Tribute is paid
automatically each year to the Emperor.
Use the up and down arrows to set population and
industrial taxes. Taxes are expressed as a percentage of
citizen and business income. The Average figure next to
each listing shows the average tax bill for the people
and businesses of the city. Citizen income is based on
the number and quality of houses in your city —
higher quality housing generates more income.
Business income is represented by the jar icons shown
next to each business in your city.
High population taxes can bring in lots of Denarii, but
if the tax rate climbs too high, your city may be slow
to develop, and people may pack up and leave.
Similarly, excessively high industrial taxes may
THE FORUM