The Ministry of Defence and Foreign Affairs Policy Reviews

Cabinet Secretary's Note - Below are the department's assessments for various proposed government policies. I have included our existing policies for comparison. Some policies will be harder to implement than others, and that is reflected in the 'political cost'; that is, the amount of political will there is to see it through. This amount will be deducted from the Political Capital available to the General Assembly as listed in the most recent annual report. Costings are correct as of the tabling of this review, but may vary from changes to population, wages, or national circumstances.

Reviews of Possible Changes to Existing Policy

Armed Forces Funding

Political Cost: Raise up to Reservist Corps 5, Raise up to Active Defence, or Well Trained or High Tech or Overwhelming Power 10

Cost Range: ₣600M - ₣12,500M

Military Spending cannot be decreased any further.

Increasing will

-------Increase: Patriot Opinion, State Employee Opinion, State Employee Number, State Employee Income, Technological Innovation

-------Decrease: Unemployment Crisis, Civil Liberal Opinion

Customs and Border Control Funding

Political Cost: Lower to Random Checks 4, Raise to Biometric Database 11, Raise Armed Guards or Retinal Scans 21

Cost Range: ₣6M - ₣180M

Decreasing will:

-------Increase: Civil Liberal Opinion, Illegal Immigration, Ethnic Minority Opinion, Tourism

-------Decrease: Patriot Opinion

Increasing will

-------Increase: Patriot Opinion

-------Decrease: Civil Liberal Opinion, Illegal Immigration, Ethnic Minority Opinion, Tourism

Immigration and Visa Control

Political Cost: Relax to Bachelor and Language Only 6, Relax to Any Job Offer or Open Borders 21

Cost Range: N/A

More Control will be ineffectual; already very strict

Relaxation will

-------Increase: Liberal Opinion, Ethnic Minority Opinion, Diplomatic Reputation

-------Decrease: Patriot Opinion

Refugee Settlement Policy

Political Cost: Lower to Total Ban 3, Raise to Allow Natural Disaster Refugees 6, Raise to Any Form of Persecution or Allow All Claimants 11

Cost Range: ₣25M - ₣130M

More strictness will:be mostly negligible

Relaxing will

-------Increase: Immigration, Liberal Opinion, Ethnic Minority Opinion, Diplomatic Reputation

-------Decrease: Patriot Opinion

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New Policy Reviews

Border Wall

Political Cost: Implement 40

Cost Range: Up to ₣3,150M

Implementing will

-------Increase: Patriot Opinion

-------Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Diplomatic Reputation, Illegal Immigration, Ethnic Minority Opinion

Citizenship Testing

Political Cost: Implement 25

Cost Range: Up to ₣5M

Implementing will

-------Increase: Patriot Opinion, Patriot Identity

-------Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Racial Tensions, Immigration, Ethnic Minority Opinion

Coast Guard

Political Cost: Implement 12

Cost Range: Up to ₣1,510M

Implementing will

-------Increase: Patriot Opinion

-------Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Diplomatic Reputation, Illegal Immigration, Ethnic Minority Opinion

Compulsory National Service

Political Cost: Implement 50

Cost Range: Up to ₣629M

Implementing will

-------Increase: Patriot Opinion, Conservative Opinion, Patriot Identity

-------Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Youth Opinion

Develop Nuclear Weapons

Political Cost: Implement 60

Cost Range: Up to ₣1,260M

Implementing will

-------Increase: Patriot Opinion, Technological Innovation

-------Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Environmentalist Opinion

Diplomatic Corps

Political Cost: Implement 8

Cost Range: Up to ₣100M

Implementing will

-------Increase: Diplomatic Reputation

Foreign Aide Organisation

Political Cost: Implement 14

Cost Range: Up to ₣1,570M

Implementing will

-------Increase: Liberal Opinion, Socialist Opinion, Ethnic Minority Opinion, Diplomatic Reputation

-------Decrease: Patriot Opinion

Foreign Investor Citizenship Discount

Political Cost: Implement 14

Income Range: Up to ₣90M

Implementing will

-------Increase: Wealthy Class Opinion, Capitalist Opinion, Immigration, Government Corruption, Capitalist Identity, GDP

-------Decrease: Socialist Opinion

Import Tariffs

Political Cost: Implement 13

Income Range: Up to ₣24M

Implementing will

-------Increase: Patriot Opinion, Capitalist Opinion

-------Decrease: Insulated Economy Crisis, Diplomatic Reputation, Unemployment, International Trade

International Tourist Media Campaign

Political Cost: Implement 2

Cost Range: Up to ₣69M

Implementing will

-------Increase: Diplomatic Reputation, Tourism

Join the International Nuclear Fusion Research Program

Political Cost: Implement 25

Cost Range: ₣2,800M to ₣5,500M

Implementing will

-------Increase: Technological Innovation, Diplomatic Reputation, Energy Efficiency

-------Decrease: Environmentalist Opinion, Oil Demand, Unemployment

Military Drone Fleet

Political Cost: Implement 34

Cost Range: Up to ₣1,260M

Implementing will

-------Increase: Patriot Opinion, Conservative Opinion

-------Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Diplomatic Reputation

Restrict Foreign Investment

Political Cost: Implement 30

Cost Range: Up to ₣3M

Implementing will

-------Increase: Patriot Opinion

-------Decrease: Capitalist Opinion, Diplomatic Reputation, Foreign Investment