September 14th 20097 Days of Backcollecting begins.Today the empire announced it's plans to not collect taxes for the next week. The next tax collection is due to be performed on the 21st of September, next monday. The collecting is planned to try and boost the countries economy and help the nation purchase more infrastructure and technology, to grow.
Threat Level Reduced, AgainToday the Secretary of State for Defence and War, announced that new evidence presented by the National Intelligence Agency, or NIA, has allowed the country to lower it's threat level to LOW, the lowest level on the scale. This has increased the happiness of the nation and become the first step to becoming a more friendly nation, despite controversy over the recent Avanced Soldier Programme.
The ASP has caused controversy throught the nation. Citizens protest that the ASP is there to make their nation ready to fight, however the government were quick to dismiss this and issued the following statement:
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The Empire of the UK is a neutral nation. The ASP is in no sense to pose a threat or danger to any other nation. It is purely to help defend the nation in case of inevitable war, which is becoming even more likely as we approach the new year. History has taught us that wars can happen and do happen in the slightest moment and when that time comes we shall be ready.
The President of Comasylvania, Rufustfirefly, spoke briefly on the ASP, saying that the Empire was
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All Dressed up and no place to go!!
The ASP will continue as planned as soon as The Empire boosts it's financial supply.