The Day We Got Hit With 25% State Taxes...
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Elruth
Jul 25, 2026 · EN
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The Day We Got Hit With 25% State Taxes
I still remember logging into CoinRepublik that morning thinking it would be just another ordinary day.
Like most days, I had a routine. I would collect my production, start a few new manufacturing runs, check the Marketplace for good deals, and maybe invest a little more into expanding my city. Nothing unusual. Everything was running smoothly, and after weeks of planning my production chains, I finally felt like my economy was beginning to stabilize.
Then I opened the production page.
At first, I thought I had clicked the wrong menu.
There it was, staring back at me.
State Production Tax: 25%.
I actually paused for a moment.
Twenty-five percent?
Was that real?
I checked it again because surely I had misunderstood something. Maybe it was a temporary event. Maybe I was reading another country's tax rate. Unfortunately, I wasn't.
Our country had voted for the maximum production tax.
Suddenly, every production decision felt different.
The calculations I had been making the day before no longer worked the same way. Every batch of raw materials, every production cycle, and every gram of gold I planned to mine would now return significantly less than I had expected.
My first reaction was frustration.
"How are we supposed to grow like this?"
I couldn't help but wonder if it even made sense to continue producing certain goods. Some of my lower-profit industries suddenly looked far less attractive. Margins that were already small became even smaller. I started questioning whether it was smarter to stop producing altogether and simply wait for the taxes to change.
Then another thought crossed my mind.
If I was feeling this pressure, every other producer in the country probably was too.
That realization changed the way I looked at the situation.
Instead of asking how the taxes affected only my city, I started wondering how they would affect the entire national economy.
Would players reduce production?
Would certain products become scarce?
Would Marketplace prices increase because fewer people were willing to manufacture goods?
Could this actually create new opportunities for those willing to adapt?
I still hope the tax rate comes down soon. Twenty-five percent is difficult for any producer to absorb, especially newer players who are still trying to establish their cities. High taxes can discourage investment, reduce production, and slow the growth of an entire country's economy. At the same time, challenges like these force us to rethink our strategies and often make us better players in the long run.
For now, I'm adapting as best I can. I'm paying closer attention to profitability, choosing my production runs more carefully, and trying to make every unit of energy and every resource count. It certainly wasn't the surprise I was expecting when I logged in that day, but I suppose that's part of what makes CoinRepublik's economy feel so dynamic and alive.
I'd genuinely love to hear how other mayors are adapting to life under a 25% state tax rate. Was this something that only happened in our country, or are other nations experiencing the same situation? Have you changed your production strategy, relied more on the Marketplace, or simply decided to wait it out?
I hope to see you in the comments. I'm really curious to hear how everyone else is dealing with it.
