Esquarian Secretariat
The Esquarian Secretariat is the bureaucratic organ of the Esquarian Community tasked with carrying out its mandates and conducting the day-to-day business of the organization. It is responsible for the EC-wide implementation of policies and directives decided by the Esquarian Parliament and Council of Esquarium, as well as for the handling of the Esquarian Community's budget.
The Secretariat manages the Treasury of the Esquarian Community, the organ responsible for managing and collecting membership dues and carbon taxes and tariffs and distributing funds and grants. The Secretariat also serves as the official depository of the Treaty of the Esquarian Community.
Budget
Funding for the EC comes almost entirely from annual membership dues, which were assessed at 0.03% of GDP for 2018. Membership dues for fiscal year 2018 are as follows:
Official name | Dues (billions NSD) |
% EC budget |
---|---|---|
Aininian Republic | 15.150 | 15.75 |
Aucurian Republic | 1.212 | 1.26 |
Template:Country data Ceresnia | 1.281 | 1.33 |
Desenan Republic | 1.860 | 1.93 |
Eibenland, Federal Monarchy of | 4.386 | 4.56 |
Jorland and Lothican, Royal Commonwealth of | 1.485 | 1.54 |
Karazawa, Kingdom of | 2.835 | 2.95 |
Katranjiev, Kingdom of | 5.361 | 5.57 |
Luziyca, Christian Republic of | 44.358 | 46.12 |
Mespalia, Kingdom of | 4.842 | 5.03 |
Template:Country data Oelia | 8.268 | 8.60 |
Ordennya, Federation of | 4.200 | 4.37 |
Template:Country data Refidian | 0.525 | 0.55 |
Esquarian Community | 96.171 | 100.00 |
Carbon Tariff
Carbon Tariff, as called for in the Climate Change Act 2016, is payable to the Treasury of the Esquarian Community and is hypothecated toward supporting states as they transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy. It is assessed on petroleum fuels, natural gas, and coal-generated electricity in addition to other applicable tariffs.
2017 | ||||
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Imported | Rate (NSD) | Subtotal (NSD) | Grand total (NSD) | |
Petroleum fuel (megaliters) | 435,226.91 | 0.04/L | 17,409,076,400.00 | 60,150,548,654.00 |
Natural gas (bcm) | 456.12 | 0.06/m³ | 27,367,012,254.00 | |
Coal-generated electricity (GW·h) | 768,723 | 0.02/kW·h | 15,374,460,000.00 |