problem with taxes / income

hello
i'm new here.

civ 4 just arrived from play and i'm very happy with it!!

i have a problem that I'm finishing always without funds, then I have strikes and units get disbanded

i cannot see a way how to collect taxes. I have 5 cities and all bigger than 6 in size

any help please??

thanks

the only way to collect money is through the science slider on the top-left of the screen ~ decrease it by 10% to get money...or maybe you're expanding too fast

Each city generates commerce (depending on the tiles you work). This is not necessarily the same thing as gold. Commerce can be turned into research, culture or gold. This is controlled by the slider in the upper left hand side of the screen. If it's set to 100% research, all the commerce from your cities turns into research, so there's pretty much no gold. Remember that some buildings (notably shrines) produce GOLD not commerce. Gold is gold and is not controlled by the slider. I suggest you operate the slider from within the financial screen (F2) or one of the cities to see what's happening. If in a city screen, you can mouse over the beaker and coin to see exactly what's happening. Take the time to make sense out of it.

Playing with the slider in either screen is identical to using it in the main screen. Note that adjusting the slider in a city screen is a global change to all cities and not just that one.

The main issue is probably the fact that you need more cottages.. which give commerce.

If your units are being disbanded you need to build commerce improvements - cottages. Few tiles will yield much, if any, commerce on their own. Also build some roads early to get those trade routes going.