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HM Treasury Strategy Simulation
VICE CHANCELLOR
Run Britain's Vice Economy
You are the Chancellor in charge of Britain’s vice economy.
Set policy across tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, gambling, MDMA, psilocybin, and Class A/B/C drugs while balancing
revenue, public health, crime, and welfare
over fifty years of political trade-offs.
Play Style
Strategic policy simulation with hard trade-offs
Your Levers
Regulation, duty, harm reduction, and macro settings
Time Horizon
10 budget periods covering 50 years
What You Risk
Fiscal collapse, public backlash, crime spikes, and welfare losses
7 vice markets
Treasury-style scoring
Cabinet reactions
Political capital
Events and shocks
Vice Chancellor
Session
P1/Y1-5
Rev
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Health
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Welfare
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Capital
100
Approval
50%
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Budget Period 1 of 10 · Years 1–5
🚬TobaccoRegulated
Regulation Regime
Regulated
Illegal
Excise Duty
£4.00
Per pack. Passed through to consumers at the pass-through rate.
🍺AlcoholRegulated
Regulation Regime
Regulated
Illegal
Excise Duty
£2.50
Minimum Unit Price
£0.00
MUP sets a floor price per unit of alcohol.
🌿CannabisIllegal
Regulation Regime
Illegal
Regulated
Consumption MethodExcise Duty
£2.00
Cannabis Tobacco Coupling
0.80
Coupling between tobacco and cannabis consumption (joint-rolling).
💊Class A/B/CIllegal
Regulation Regime
Illegal
Regulated
Excise Duty
£3.00
Only applies if regime is set to Regulated.
🎰GamblingRegulated
Regulation Regime
Regulated
Illegal
Gambling Levy
£1.00
Levy per unit of gambling activity.
✨MDMAIllegal
Regulation RegimeExcise Duty
£0.00
Duty only applies under Venue or Prescribed regimes.
🍄PsilocybinIllegal
Regulation RegimeExcise Duty
£0.00
Duty applies under Therapeutic or Retail regimes.
🏥 Public Health Policy
Harm Reduction Investment
0.00
Reduces health harms from MDMA and psilocybin. Costs come from health budget.
Diversion to Treatment Rate
0.00
Reduces enforcement costs via treatment pathways rather than prosecution.
Healthcare Capacity Annual Cap
None
Costs above cap are penalised. Set 0 for unlimited NHS capacity.
Public Opinion Sensitivity
0.00
💷 Macro Economics
Tax Pass-Through Rate
0.80
How much of duty is passed to consumers vs absorbed by industry.
Annual Consumer Intoxication Budget
£3000
Population Growth Rate
0.010
Price Sensitivity η (Elasticity)
1.20
Green Book Social Discount Rate
0.035
HM Treasury Green Book standard: 3.5% social discount rate.
System Dynamics Feedback Mode
⚖️ Cabinet Briefing
🩺 CMO
Submit Period 1 to receive advice.
🚔 Home Sec.
Awaiting policy submission.
💷 Treas. PPS
Revenue projections pending.
📊 Ind. Expert
Awaiting first period data.
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AWAITING YOUR FIRST BUDGET
Set your policies in the Policy Workshop tab, then press Simulate Budget to see projections and results here.
The bond-graph welfare ledger will calculate outcomes per the MacPherson Report framework.
Total Revenue
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Excise duties & levies
Health & Enforcement
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NHS & policing costs
Crime Costs
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Black market & social harm
Net Welfare Δ
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vs do-nothing baseline
Revenue vs Health Cost — by Period
Net Welfare Δ — Cumulative Trajectory
⚖️ Treasury Advisor
Awaiting simulation results…
Revenue Breakdown by Substance
🫀 Nation Health Index
50
/ 100 NHI
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NHS Capacity:
Unlimited
Awaiting first budget submission…
Chancellor's Running Score
📉 Substance Demand Trajectory
Quantity consumed per period — watch how your policies shift market share
👶→👴 Generational Health Burden
Youth consumption today becomes the adult health burden in 2 periods. Your choices compound across generations.