Quote Originally Posted by Jason X
well, the point about setting tax rate low in early game is that you get to huge city as quickly as possible, THEN you bump up the tax rate for that city. it also raises the chivalry of the governer (which also helps the population boom).
Personally i disagree with your statment.

Population booms can also be enhanced with farms which will provide every turn money ((economic benefit I), secondly with higher taxes more earnings (economic benefit II).

See the economic benefits are very import since you always short on money in the beginning. It's preferably to build every turn in every city/castle. Just make sure your building the high return buildings.

With high taxes your population will still grow rapidly but enable you to build al the good buildings (trade, happiness, culture/faith) (cultural building policy) more over it enables your population to become 'your' way (for example catholic).