Economy & Treasury

From:: Ministry of Finance & Treasury

Summary

The ASEAN Motor Club operates a two-tier government fund structure inspired by Singapore's fiscal framework. This page explains how the treasury works, how spending is self-regulating, and how revenue flows through the economy.

1. Two-Tier Fund Structure

The government maintains two separate accounts, each with a distinct purpose:

Government Accounts
Account	Type	Purpose
Treasury Fund	Operating (Asset)	Day-to-day spending: job bonuses, subsidies, UBI, Ministry budget
Sovereign Reserves	Locked (Asset)	Receives all wealth tax revenue. Not directly spendable.

! Key rule: Wealth tax revenue flows only to Sovereign Reserves — never directly to the operating treasury. This prevents the treasury from becoming permanently flush and devaluing active contributions.

2. NIRC — Net Investment Returns Contribution

Following Singapore's constitutional framework, a controlled portion of reserves is transferred to the operating treasury daily as the NIRC:

Daily transfer = Sovereign Reserves × 5% / 30

≈ 0.167% of reserves per day

This transfer runs as a daily automated process at 00:05 server time. It provides a steady, predictable income stream to the treasury without depleting reserves.

3. Treasury Equilibrium

Government spending (job bonuses, subsidies) is automatically regulated by the treasury balance using a sigmoid-based multiplier:

multiplier = 2.0 / (1 + e^{-sensitivity × (balance/equilibrium - 1)})

Treasury Multiplier by Balance
Treasury Balance	Multiplier	Effect
Well below equilibrium	~0.5×	Spending tightens — fewer jobs, lower bonuses
At equilibrium ($100M default)	~1.0×	Normal spending
Well above equilibrium	~2.0×	Spending increases — more jobs, higher bonuses

This creates a self-correcting economy: when the treasury is low, the government automatically tightens spending. When it's high, it spends more — keeping the economy in balance without manual intervention.

4. Revenue Sources

The treasury receives income from:

NIRC drip — daily transfer from Sovereign Reserves (primary source)
Player donations — voluntary contributions from citizens
Government employee contributions — income redirected from GOV-tagged players
Vehicle purchases — certain luxury vehicle purchases contribute to the treasury

5. Expenditure

The treasury funds:

Delivery job bonuses — completion rewards for community jobs
Cargo subsidies — bonus payments on qualifying deliveries
Universal Basic Income — regular payments to all active citizens
Government salary — 2× UBI for government employees
Ministry budget — allocated to the elected Minister for discretionary spending