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| 1 | <html lang="{{ _('en') }}"><head> | ||
| 2 | <meta charset="utf-8"> | ||
| 3 | <title>{{ _("GNU Taler") }} - {{ _("Governments") }}</title> | ||
| 4 | <meta name="description" content=""> | ||
| 5 | <!--# include file="common/header.inc" --> | ||
| 6 | </head> | ||
| 7 | <body class="en" onload="loadLang();"> | ||
| 8 | <div class="container"> | ||
| 9 | <!--# include file="common/navigation.inc" --> | ||
| 10 | <!-- Jumbotron --> | ||
| 11 | <div class="jumbotron"> | ||
| 12 | <h1>{{ _("Advantages for governments") }}</h1> | ||
| 13 | <!-- p><a class="btn btn-lg btn-success" href="#" role="button">Get started today</a></p --> | ||
| 14 | </div> | ||
| 15 | |||
| 16 | <!-- Example row of columns --> | ||
| 17 | <div class="row"> | ||
| 18 | <div class="col-lg-6"> | ||
| 19 | <h2>{{ _("Taxable") }}</h2> | ||
| 20 | |||
| 21 | <p>{{ _("Taler is an electronic payment system that was built with the goal of supporting taxation. | ||
| 22 | With Taler, the receiver of any form of payment is known, and the payment information comes | ||
| 23 | attached with some details about what the payment was made for (but not the identity of the customer). Thus, governments can use this | ||
| 24 | data to tax buisnesses and individuals based on their income, making tax evasion and | ||
| 25 | black markets less viable.") }}</p> | ||
| 26 | </div> | ||
| 27 | <div class="col-lg-6"> | ||
| 28 | <h2>{{ _("Secure") }}</h2> | ||
| 29 | |||
| 30 | <p>{{ _("Taler's payments are cryptographically secured. Thus, customers, merchants and | ||
| 31 | the exchange can mathematically demonstrate their lawful behavior in court in case | ||
| 32 | of disputes. Financial damages are strictly limited, improving economic security | ||
| 33 | for individuals, merchants, the exchange and the state. Most importantly, an | ||
| 34 | independent auditor can ensure that there is no "bad exchange" | ||
| 35 | within the Taler system who might threaten the economy due to fraud.") }}</p> | ||
| 36 | </div> | ||
| 37 | </div> | ||
| 38 | <div class="row"> | ||
| 39 | <div class="col-lg-6"> | ||
| 40 | <h2>{{ _("Libre") }}</h2> | ||
| 41 | |||
| 42 | <p>{{ _("Taler is free software implementing an open protocol standard. Thus, Taler will | ||
| 43 | enable competition and avoid the monopolization of payment systems that threatens | ||
| 44 | global political and financial stability today.") }}</p> | ||
| 45 | </div> | ||
| 46 | <div class="col-lg-6"> | ||
| 47 | <h2>{{ _("Efficient") }}</h2> | ||
| 48 | |||
| 49 | <p>{{ _("Taler is designed to be efficient. Unlike timeline-based payment systems like | ||
| 50 | BitCoin, Taler will not threaten the availability of national electric grids or | ||
| 51 | (significantly) contribute to environmental pollution.") }}</p> | ||
| 52 | </div> | ||
| 53 | </div> | ||
| 54 | <div class="col-lg-12"> | ||
| 55 | <h2 id="overview">{{ _("Taler as seen by governments") }}</h2> | ||
| 56 | |||
| 57 | <p>{{ _("Governments can observe traditional wire | ||
| 58 | transfers entering and leaving the Taler system, and | ||
| 59 | require merchants and exchange operators to provide certain | ||
| 60 | information during financial audits. Exchange operators | ||
| 61 | are expected to be permanently checked by auditors, | ||
| 62 | while merchants may be required to reveal information | ||
| 63 | during regular tax audits. | ||
| 64 | Information available to the government includes: | ||
| 65 | ") }}</p> | ||
| 66 | <p> | ||
| 67 | <img src="images/government.svg" alt="government perspective" style="float: right; margin: 50px 5px 5px 5px;" width="50%"> | ||
| 68 | </p><ul> | ||
| 69 | <li>{{ _("From the banking system: | ||
| 70 | The total amount of digital currency | ||
| 71 | obtained by a customer. The government could impose | ||
| 72 | limits on how many digital coins a customer may | ||
| 73 | withdraw within a given timeframe.") }}</li> | ||
| 74 | |||
| 75 | <li>{{ _("From the banking system: | ||
| 76 | The total amount of income received | ||
| 77 | by any merchant via the Taler system.") }}</li> | ||
| 78 | |||
| 79 | <li>{{ _("From auditing the exchange: | ||
| 80 | The amounts of digital coins legitimately withdrawn by | ||
| 81 | customers from the exchange, the value of non-redeemed digital coins | ||
| 82 | in customer's wallets, the value and corresponding wire details | ||
| 83 | of deposit operations performed by merchants with the exchange, and | ||
| 84 | the income of the exchange from transaction fees.") }}</li> | ||
| 85 | |||
| 86 | <li>{{ _("From auditing merchants: | ||
| 87 | For each deposit operation, the exact details of the | ||
| 88 | underlying contract that was signed between | ||
| 89 | customer and merchant. However, this information would | ||
| 90 | typically not include the identity of the customer. | ||
| 91 | Note that while the customer can decide to prove that it was his | ||
| 92 | transaction (i.e. in court when suing the merchant if the | ||
| 93 | merchant failed to deliver on the contract), | ||
| 94 | merchant, exchange and government cannot find out the customer's | ||
| 95 | identity from the information that Taler collects.") }}</li> | ||
| 96 | </ul> | ||
| 97 | <p></p> | ||
| 98 | </div> | ||
| 99 | <!--# include file="common/footer.inc" --> | ||
| 100 | </div> <!-- /container --> | ||
| 101 | </body> | ||
| 102 | </html> | ||