# Bureau/Consulate/Embassy

### History

*Since the dawn of civilisation, tax has been a vital source of revenue for most governments to fund essential services and infrastructure for their citizens.*

### Building Overview

Bureaus are tax reduction Buildings which reduce the tax of trading NFT items on the secondary market.

Since $RELIC is an uncapped token, its supply grows as more players join the game and earn them in-game. Taxing $RELIC on marketplace trading and its burning mechanism is one of the economic sinks to partially mitigate inflation.

There is a small tax for trading item NFTs on the secondary market. Bureaus help reduce the tax even more, achieving a true player-driven economy.

Bureaus can be upgraded to Consulates which then can be upgraded to Embassies. Each upgrade reduces the tax cast even more.

<table><thead><tr><th width="150" align="center">Rarity Level</th><th width="275.0942334739803" align="center">Tax Reduction Building</th><th width="150" align="center">Tax Reduction</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2b50">⭐</span></td><td align="center">Bureau</td><td align="center">-1.5%</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2b50">⭐</span><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2b50">⭐</span></td><td align="center">Consulate</td><td align="center">-3%</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2b50">⭐</span><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2b50">⭐</span><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2b50">⭐</span></td><td align="center">Embassy</td><td align="center">-6%</td></tr></tbody></table>

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