Default Tax Rate Is Too High?

[CrackerjackTiming]

The in-game help claims that a tax rate of 9% is viewed as fair, but inevitably people seem to start whining about high taxes, so that's misleading. The player isn't given a good idea of how high is 'too high.' There needs to be better feedback from the game about this: the game could maybe list what is considered a 'fair' rate, the same way as it lists what the rest of the kingdom pays for wages on average.

Semi-related note, there needs to be clearer feedback when people are upset about unfair taxation. The in-game help does explain that people get angry if you don't have 100% coverage with tax collectors, but all the advisors ever say is that "taxes are too high."

[Telariust]

When your Unemployment is above 10%, then the 9% Tax causes a drop in the Mood of the population.
(not sure if it's a bug or a feature)

Also, Tax coverage should be more than 90%.
(there was a special negative mood in OG, I don't know in the remaster)

Reduce Unemployment and reduce Tax to 0..7%.
When the Mood improves again, increase the Tax to 9%.

[Melagius]

You get a positive bonus in the city mood when you pay salaries +2, +5 and +8 above the empire.
In my experience paying +5 is enough to keep population happy while the tax is 9% and 100% coverage.

[Shodan]

The "aggresive tax" bug was already fixed in last patch. Can you stop necroing every dead tax thread? Its just confusing people by now.