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Chapter 887: Chapter 482, you made the right choice Chapter 887: Chapter 482, you made the right choice Through the virtual image of the Star Speech phone, Gu Hang saw the astonishment on Osenia’s face and said discontentedly, “What kind of expression is that?”

“Uh… Nothing, I’m just waiting to hear the next brilliant remarks from you, Governor.”

The corner of Gu Hang’s mouth twitched, and he decided not to stoop to Osenia’s level, explaining patiently, “Doing something similar to the Fury Flame Battle Group is not something we can afford to do. They have many reasons for intercepting Imperial Tax, but the main part still lies in claiming that the Green Skins on various planets in their control zone have not been completely eliminated, necessitating significant investments, and thus they demand unilateral tax reductions or substitutions in lieu of tax.”

“Of course, that’s illegal because theoretically, the Green Skin threat on each planet is the responsibility of the local government of those planets to resolve. Even if combat is conducted in the name of the Star Domain Government, the only portion they can legitimately retain is what the original Star Domain Government was able to keep. But the amount intercepted by the Fury Flame Battle Group far exceeds what a normal Star Domain Government would be allowed to retain. This greatly offends the higher-level government while also damaging their reputation.”

“We have to differentiate ourselves from the Fury Flame Battle Group; we cannot be the same as them in this regard, or else we become tarred with the same brush.”

Osenia nodded, indicating her understanding, but she also said, “I understand what you’re saying, but… the cost of bearing the 76 billion Tax Currency plus collection and transportation ourselves is still too steep. If we go by that figure, it could impact our current four-year plan.”

Gu Hang agreed with Osenia’s point.

Imperial Tax is for the Empire, but parting with so much cash is always done reluctantly, especially when the numbers are so vast.

76 billion… that’s almost enough to build one and a half Holy Grail Class Battleship Cruisers!

“So, we need to think of some other methods,” Gu Hang said. “I’ve discussed this with the Space Domain Government; they are of course happy for us to do this since a large amount of wealth would flow directly to them, skipping the Star Domain Government altogether. Chairman Zuo is also aware that if the Dragonhawk Star Domain gets the taxes, most of it will end up in Furyflame’s hands, and there won’t be much left to deliver.”

“Next, I will talk to the Space Domain Government again. Since they are reaping such large benefits, it’s only fair that they share some of the costs. I’m fairly confident they should agree.”

After pondering for a while, Osenia asked, “Is there a chance to get a direct tax reduction? To deduct the costs right at our step.”

“It should be possible.”

“That would indeed relieve quite a bit of pressure.”

“Moreover, we don’t really need to transport so many resources all the way to Wuji Star ourselves. I’ve spoken with the Space Domain Government and the government of the neighboring East Adjoining Starfield. We can deliver the materials directly to Abundant Spirit Star, and they can transfer them.”

“That would save a considerable amount of time and costs!”

It was all legal and legitimate to do so.

When collecting Imperial Tax, large amounts of physical materials would never actually be transported all the way to Holy Terra and handed over to the Central Empire, then distributed according to need to various Cosmos Domains, Star Domains, and Star Sectors. The wear and tear on the road would be immense.

Transportation costs would indeed decrease significantly with scale; however, even then, such a large base figure requires a substantial number of ships, which wouldn’t be used for anything else, and the fuel costs for the trip were extremely high.

Such a degree of waste is something even the Empire can’t bear.

It was for this reason that the Empire’s method of handling Imperial Tax allowed the Star Domain and Space Domain Governments to retain a portion; the remainder that goes to the central authorities would not actually all be transported to Holy Terra. Some would be distributed in accordance with the Empire’s current strategic objectives to the areas in need, while the rest would establish storage worlds within various Cosmos Domains for resource storage.

The costs generated in these processes are usually borne by the Imperial System. The Alliance now handling the transfer of tax duties effectively replaced part of the Star Domain Government’s functions, so they could naturally require that these costs not be borne by themselves.

However, this situation was somewhat unreasonable.

The Star Domain Government is theoretically still in existence; is it your turn, Alliance, to pay taxes directly to the top?

If the Space Domain Government stood by the Star Domain Government and rejected your taxes submitted out of turn, then it would be all over.

That is, in fact, the most likely scenario to occur. The Star Domain Government is an official subordinate of the Space Domain Government with a direct affiliation under normal circumstances. The Space Domain Government would not normally accept taxes paid directly by a local power within a Star Domain.

It was only due to the exceptional circumstances of the Dragonhawk Star Domain and the implications from Zuo Zhaofeng, the Cosmic Domain Chair, facilitated by Galaraldo, that this could be arranged.

And it wasn’t just arranged.

“I will also talk to Chairman Zuo later. After all, we are currently in a state of war, and we indeed have assumed half of the Star Domain Government’s responsibilities. Accordingly, we should also be able to receive a part of the appropriations for the Star Domain Government. Getting the standard 30% might be difficult, but 20% should be fair.”

“However, the method of retention can’t be for me to keep it directly. We still have to give it up, and then the Space Domain Government will provide the funding. Osenia, you need to be prepared to receive it accordingly.”

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