VIP’s (players with the most land in a given city, state/province/etc., and/or country) receive badge income from each badge bought for their specific city, state/province/etc., or country beginning at 12am UTC.
All VIP's receive a 10% commission (20 AB) for each badge purchased for their region. Mayors get paid for city badges, governors/premiers/etc. get paid for state/province/etc. badges, and presidents/prime ministers/etc. get paid for country badges.
If you are playing from somewhere other than the United States, click here to find out what the VIP titles are in your country and what their jurisdictions are called.