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INCOME As stipulated in the charter, ODECON has the ability to collect a tax of 1% on the gross domestic products of the members of the Coalition. However, during the last budgetary cycle, it was noted that this resulted in a massive surplus of funds (the total ODECON budget was nearly $20 trillion during the last cycle). As a result, the programs within the Coalition had more funding than they knew how to handle. For instance, the newly created ODECON Police Office (ODEPOL) was allocated $100 billion yet budgeted only $11 billion. It is estimated that this program will be able to operate indefinitely with funding from the last budgetary cycle alone. For this reason, it was decided that taxation should be dramatically decreased for this budgetary cycle. Rather than collect the 1% tax permitted by the charter, the Financial Affairs Commission has opted to collect only a 0.1% tax on each member nation’s GDP. The total revenue for the Coalition is still in excess of $2.7 trillion and should be more than sufficient to fund operations for the duration of this cycle. Nation Akimonad Anemos Major Barrettstia Britannican Adenia Greal Kirav Leistung Lord Sumguy New Chalcedon New Kerpetica Parilisa Salzland Santheres Stevid Sur Abruzzi Valipac Whiskeasy Zinaire Zoingo
Population 4,095,367,278 2,536,000,000 347,000,000 100,554,202 4,963,000,000 6,209,000,000 1,975,372,851 4,911,000,000 4,019,000,000 2,611,000,000 2,179,000,000 2,582,000,000 9,060,162,900 12,837,000,000 2,242,000,000 184,000,000 2,584,000,000 587,000,000 4,444,523,102 68,466,980,333
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GDP 184,291,527,510,000 20,621,002,160,000 3,909,298,530,000 4,245,700,071,046 100,488,342,500,000 241,644,221,420,000 140,255,423,166,702 220,041,627,570,000 153,756,048,510,000 121,844,168,810,000 25,993,966,490,000 114,455,334,940,000 699,163,710,830,100 401,393,734,500,000 76,786,527,040,000 6,037,040,000,000 19,135,191,840,000 36,394,000,000,000 192,838,968,349,576 2,763,295,834,237,420
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Contribution 184,291,527,510 20,621,002,160 3,909,298,530 4,245,700,071 100,488,342,500 241,644,221,420 140,255,423,167 220,041,627,570 153,756,048,510 121,844,168,810 25,993,966,490 114,455,334,940 699,163,710,830 401,393,734,500 76,786,527,040 6,037,040,000 19,135,191,840 36,394,000,000 192,838,968,350 2,763,295,834,237
% Total 6.67% 0.75% 0.14% 0.15% 3.64% 8.74% 5.08% 7.96% 5.56% 4.41% 0.94% 4.14% 25.30% 14.53% 2.78% 0.22% 0.69% 1.32% 6.98% 100%
Figure 1. Contributions by nation Clearly, the varying sizes and economic strengths of ODECON nations result in vastly different contributions to the ODECON treasury. Six nations each provide less than 1% of Coalition funding while two provide more than 10% each. Most notably, The Most Serene Noble Republic of Santheres provides over a quarter of all of ODECON’s funds. Santheres is clearly a critical component of the Coalition. Such enormous dependence on a single contributor should always be cause for alarm but in this particular case, we believe that this alarm is at least partially unwarranted. Santheres is a long-term, politically stable member of the Coalition
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that holds a seat in the Multilateral Authority as well as the directorship of ODEPOL. There is no reason to believe that the Most Serene Noble Republic’s contributions will become unavailable in the foreseeable future. Should the Coalition loose a pivotal member, it may be appropriate to increase taxation of remaining nations in order to compensate for the loss of revenue. However, if this is not occur, it is our recommendation that the rate of taxation remain at the current rate of 0.1%. Because the ability of the Coalition to collect revenue should only increase with time while ODECON’s expenses should not increase dramatically, it may be possible to decrease this even further in the future.
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EXPENSES Unfortunately, because reporting on the allocation of funds within a program has never been required, we are still unable to adjust our budgetary allowanced based on past usage. All major programs within ODECON have been allowed quantities of funding which we feel should be more than sufficient. However, without previous use summaries, we cannot be sure that funding really will be sufficient. For this reason, almost 20% of the budget has been placed in a contingency fund that may be allocated at the discretion of the Financial Affairs Commission when previously allocated funds are not sufficient for a specific program. Type Military
Administrative
Other
Program ODEFOR ORRF ODEFLE Office of the President Regulatory Congress Multilateral Authority Foreign Affairs Secretariat Supreme Judicial Court Financial Affairs Commission ODESTAR Humanitarian Assistance Economic Assistance Fund STANAG Compliance Fund Contingency Fund
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Budget 600,000,000,000 450,000,000,000 550,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 190,000,000,000 150,000,000,000 100,000,000,000 190,000,000,000 527,295,834,237 2,763,295,834,237
% Total Type % Total 21.71% 57.90% 16.28% 19.90% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.22% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 6.88% 5.43% 41.88% 3.62% 6.88% 19.08% 100% 100%
Figure 2. Allocation of expenses by program
MILITARY PROGRAMS It has traditionally been stipulated in the charter that ODECON’s military programs must receive at least 50% of Coalition spending. However, in the wake of the last budgetary cycle’s surplus and the resulting $10 trillion ODEFOR budget, this requirement was removed. Despite this, almost 58% of the Coalition’s budget was allocated to military programs during this budgetary cycle. This funding, in addition to any surpluses from the approximately $14 trillion in funding that ODEFOR has received over the last two cycles, should prove more than sufficient. Money allocated to military programs (ODEFOR, ORRF and ODEFLE) should be spent on personnel costs, facilities construction and maintenance, equipment procurement and, of course, actual operational expenses. An account of how funding was spent should be submitted by the head of military program at the end of this budgetary cycle.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAMS Naturally, all of the Coalition’s actives would grind to a halt without the administrative support provided by the staff at ODECON’s headquarters in Leistung and worldwide. In order to allow these administrative efforts to continue, $1 billion has been allocated to each office within ODECON’s leadership. These funds should be used to compensate personnel, construct and maintain facilities and procure, maintain and operate the equipment necessary to perform the specific program’s duties. As above, a report on spending should be published by the head of each office or, in the case of the Regulatory Congress, a designated representative.
ODESTAR As a space agency, ODESTAR naturally has substantial expenses. However, due to a new regulation in the charter, no agency may be allocated more than 7% of the overall budget without a specific mandate from the Regulatory Congress or an article in the charter requiring such spending. Because no such mandate exists for ODESTAR, only $190 billion could be allocated to the agency. This funding is enough to procure and launch twenty-three advanced anti-ballistic missile satellites. However, if the amount allocated, combined with any surplus from the last budgetary cycle, is not sufficient, funding will be available from the discretionary fund. As with all other agencies and offices receiving funding directly from Coalition coffers during this cycle, we request a report on ODESTAR’s spending from the director upon the conclusion of this budgetary cycle.
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE It is only proper for ODECON to give something back to the world community. While some may find fault with operations that liberate civilians from the rule of a fascist tyrant, none can find fault with supplying food, building supplies, or other aid to developing or disaster-stricken nations. In order to provide this aid, $150 billion has been allocated for this budgetary cycle. These funds may be used at the discretion of the Regulatory Congress and/or the Multilateral Authority, however, we request an account of spending whenever humanitarian assistance funds are used.
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE No alliance is purely military. ODECON also has economic principles at its heart and the prosperousness of all members is at the core of these. If funding is available to help nonmember nations in need, it is only appropriate that funds will also be available to assist members in need of economic assistance. It is sad fact, not all members of ODECON are fully developed economically. Still others are fully developed but are still vulnerable to economic recessions and depressions. The Coalition’s economic assistance fund, which is $100 billion strong this budgetary cycle, is intended to promote the economic development and stability of member nations. Like humanitarian assistance funding, economic assistance funding may be allocated at the discretion of the Regulatory Congress or Multilateral Authority. Also as above, we request an account of spending whenever economic assistance funds are used.
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STANAG COMPLIANCE A recent push to standardize ODECON small arms and communications equipment has left some feathers ruffled among Coalition members. In order to smooth things over, the Financial Affairs Commission is budgeting $10 billion per member nation (for a total of $190 billion) that can be spent to procure STANAG-compliant equipment and train troops in the equipment’s use. This is a one-off budgetary allocation so no reporting on its use is required.
ODEPOL No funds were allocated to ODEPOL during this budgetary cycle. During the last cycle, ODEPOL was the only agency which submitted a report on its spending and financial situation. This report specifically stated that “additional funds need not be allocated to ODEPOL in the foreseeable future.” This statement was confirmed by the Financial Affairs Commission and ODEPOL was left off this cycle’s budget. While it is by no means required, we would like a financial report from ODEPOL to insure that their spending is in line with projections.