Chapter 196: Charge them head-on
The guild masters present at the meeting spoke freely, each voicing their opinions. Some believed the matter should be taken seriously, while others felt it was just a casual remark by the king and wasn't worth the fuss.
As for Master Makarov, whom Rhodes admired greatly, he was nodding off like a chick pecking at rice.
Rhodes tried nudging him awake twice, but it was no use. Left with no choice, he quietly pulled out a small notebook and started jotting down the key points for him.
After the discussion about the upcoming wizard event wrapped up, Master Goldmine summarized the main points, reminding everyone to stay alert for any news related to it once they returned to their guilds.
It could very well become an opportunity to boost the standing of wizards even further. But if handled poorly, it might harm the reputation of their own guilds instead.
"Now, let's move on to the next topic, about the minor revisions to tax regulations made at the end of last year."
Rhodes listened closely. He realized that, ever since he joined Fairy Tail, he had never once worried about paying taxes, or even thought about them, until earlier this month.
He first became aware of it while helping Mira with the guild's annual reconciliation paperwork.
Fiore's tax policy for regular wizards was surprisingly lenient, with most taxes paid directly by the guild itself.
The tax rate was so low that it didn't even come out of a wizard's mission reward. Instead, it was taken from the "deposit" submitted by the client when posting a job request. Rhodes guessed that deposit covered taxes, service fees, and probably even a bit for advertising.
For most jobs, the tax rate was about 1%, barely noticeable compared to the rewards.