Increased total minimum taxation on NPC structures from 3% to 5.25%.
^ 75% increase
For alphas: from 4.3% to 8.9% (107% increase).
Suggestion: giving Alphas access to Accounting Lv2 (from 0) and Broker Relations Lv 3 (from 2) will even things out - minimum tax on NPC structures will be 7.5% (74.4% increase compared to 4.3%). It is still a higher increase in absolute amount of extra ISK they have to pay.
Increased total minimum taxation on NPC structures from 3% to 5.25%.
Suggestion: increase Faction standings affecting broker fees from 0.3% to 0.5% (at 10.0 true standing), owner npc corporation standing from 0.2% to 0.25% (again, at 10.0). That will bring “total minimum taxation on NPC structures” down from 5.25% to 5% (2.25% tax and 2.75% broker’s fee).
Or reduce the increase (yup!) of Broker Relations skill from 0.3% to 0.2% per level and increase faction standings to 0.75% (at 10.0), NPC corp standing to 0.5% (at 10.0). Net effect is same 5%(total) as proposed above with an added benefit of players hating CCP even more for “forcing them to undock” to do stuff to raise standings. A win/win situation!
Make standings matter!!!
Also 5% is a nice number for OCD people.
Edit: Added standings to the post.
Edit2: expanded standings part with alternative.