Cities: Skylines 2 – How to Raise and Reduce Taxes

by Fernando Diaz / Articles, Cities: Skylines 2 / 11 Sep 2023

So what’s the big deal about taxes?? Simple… They’re your city’s lifeline. Tweak them right, and you can drive growth, balance resources, and ensure there’s enough cash in the kitty for all those mega projects you’re dreaming up.

How to Adjust Your Taxes

Adjusting taxes is straightforward. Just follow these steps:

Navigate to “City Economy”: Find and click on this tab to access your financial details. (it is located at the bottom right of gameplay screen)

Click on “Taxation”: This is where you can view and adjust all your tax rates.

Use the Sliders and Arrows: Adjust the overall tax rate for Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Office zones using the sliders. Want to get more specific?? Expand the menu for each zone type and tweak the taxes for individual groups or products.

Zone-Specific Tax Details

Each zone has its unique tax considerations:

Residential: This is all about where your folks live. You can tweak taxes based on education levels, helping you shape the demographic makeup of your city.

Commercial, Industrial, and Office: Taxes here are based on monthly profits of businesses. Adjusting taxes for specific product types can help specialize your city.

The Tax Range

Tax rates can be set anywhere from -10% to 30%. Negative taxes (subsidies) can be used to attract specific industries or boost certain areas of your city. Lower taxes can also help buildings level up faster, while higher taxes will fill your city’s coffers but might slow down growth.

Tips for Tax Success

Balance is Key: Taxes are your toolkit for managing supply and demand. Adjust them to keep things in equilibrium.

Boost Growth with Lower Taxes: Looking to level up your buildings and attract residents? Ease up on those taxes.

Rake in Revenue with Higher Taxes: Big plans need big budgets. If you need funds, consider nudging up those tax rates. Just remember: too high, and you might scare folks off.

Education is Power: Adjust tax rates based on education levels. It’s a smart way to guide the development of your city’s populace.

Fernando Diaz

Fernando is doing what he always did, sharing his honest opinions about games whenever he can. The difference is now he is writing and not talking about it.
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