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"It will definitely be necessary to evaluate the implementation schedules, which, not so much in the first year, but afterwards leave an ever-increasing impact. (..) It is likely that this can be covered, but it immediately closes those opportunities for coming to the budget and voting for the millions that are currently being requested in demands from all sectors additionally." The current Minister of Finance, Māris Kučinskis (AS), pointed out: "It will definitely be necessary to evaluate the implementation schedules, which, not so much in the first year, but afterwards leave an ever-increasing impact. (..) It is likely that this can be covered, but it immediately closes those opportunities for coming to the budget and voting for the millions that are currently being requested in demands from all sectors additionally." #Budžets2027 #Ekonomika #Valdība (translated)

The state budget for 2027 is facing serious financial difficulties, as an additional 469 million euros need to be secured to meet already accepted obligations, while borrowing is becoming more expensive and budget deficit limits will soon expire. #Budžets2027 #Ekonomika #Valdība (translated)

The economist 𝕏 🇸🇪 wrote that the capital gains tax on real estate was unreasonable because the purchase price was not adjusted for inflation, while the selling price was increased. As an example, the writer took a house that was sold for 7 million kronor after being purchased for 2 million 20 years earlier. According to the writer, the capital gain would then be calculated at 5 million kronor and the state would receive 1.1 million, despite the fact that the state had not contributed to the increase in value. #reavinstskatt #bostadsmarknad #inflation (translated)

Madelon Vos wrote that entrepreneurs, according to the CEO of DSM, needed a reliable government, but did not get one. She stated that Dutch politics trivialized the effects of the income tax in box 2 and the high rates in box 3, and that this policy severely affected entire sectors, including the Dutch crypto and precious metals sector with more than two million investors. Vos wrote that investors had to keep track of their real returns themselves, while some banks and brokers could not provide that data and the Tax Authority had not yet verified the calculations. According to her, investors would want to deduct inflation, transaction costs, currency costs, and subscription costs from that calculation. She also reported that the man who had been at the basis of the law had since advocated for the withdrawal of the amendment and the law and for a new piece of legislation. Furthermore, Vos pointed to the rising interest rates in France and the possible consequences of that for the Netherlands. She wondered if war was looming and wrote that the Netherlands was increasing pressure on Russia. https://t.co/X4T4ze43tV #ondernemen #beleggen #politiek (translated)

Corné Henderson wrote that Bartje wanted to promote the return with help for the reconstruction of countries. He referred to Afghanistan as an example and said that a previous inclusivity bonus of 200 million euros had been given there. He made a mocking comment about how beautiful the women in the country looked. https://t.co/PZvTkaLSuK #Opvangcrisis #Inclusiviteit #Hulpverlening (translated)

Yaron Nadbornik criticized Heikki Hiilamo's column published in Yleisradio, stating that it presented a one-sided image connecting the actions of Israel's leadership, Finnish Christian groups, and Minister Antti Häkkänen's visit to the structures of oppression. Nadbornik argued that the column's treatment of Israel and Zionism made Jews collectively responsible and expanded the criticism to also include Israel's supporters and Jews in general. According to Nadbornik, Hiilamo's text divided the parties into white and Christian oppressors and non-white and Muslim victims. He said this framing overlooked the Jewish roots, history, and vulnerability in the Middle East, as well as the fact that millions of people from various backgrounds lived in Israel. He also believed that the framework wrongly fit the conflict into a narrative of Western colonialism and racism and presented Israel as a refuge for a people without another homeland. Nadbornik wrote that the prejudices against Jews were based on their otherness. He noted that studies had shown that Jews living in the diaspora were unjustly held accountable for the actions of the state of Israel. He argued that Hiilamo's rhetoric, which connected Christian groups and ministerial visits with the suffering in Gaza, reinforced this framework. Nadbornik recalled the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, describing it as a massacre involving rapes, mutilations, and the abduction of civilians, including babies, festival-goers, and the elderly, into Israel. He called it the largest single act of violence against Jews since the Holocaust. According to Nadbornik, Hiilamo overlooked the fact that Hamas and Hezbollah openly sought the destruction of Israel in connection with Israel's military actions. He believed that framing the terror attack merely as a security threat or comparing it to Russia's invasion of Ukraine ignored the rights of Israeli citizens to exist and be protected. https://t.co/PFvBFdaoiQ #Israel #Juutalaiset #Rasismi (translated)

In India, the leaders of the cafards movement have been released after mass arrests of demonstrators protesting against a revision of the electoral list that could deprive millions of Indians, especially minorities, of their voting rights. #Inde #DroitDeVote #Manifestations (translated)

Michael van der Galien wrote that a pension couple with 80,000 euros in savings currently pays no box 3 tax. If the cabinet's plan goes ahead, the couple would, according to him, exceed the exemption threshold by 18,308 euros starting in 2027. He stated that the tax-free allowance decreases from 59,357 to 30,846 euros per person and that 1.2 million people will thus pay extra box 3 tax. Van der Galien said that even people who have saved their whole lives for the future are affected by this and argued that saving is being punished again. https://t.co/wpItZ2jle0 #Sparen #Belasting #AOW (translated)

Achieving the largest result in the history of the support auctions of the Estonian Artists' Union, during which 162 works were sold and 2.3 million euros were raised, helped artists who were faced with a 700,000 euro fraud damage and highlighted the strength of the Estonian art scene. #EestiKunst #Kunstioksjon #Kultuuriajalugu (translated)

The USA has allowed the release of up to four million barrels of crude oil from the country's reserves to address disruptions caused by storm Isaias, with ExxonMobil and BP America being able to borrow up to two million barrels each, with the requirement to return it within two years. #USA #Oljemarknad #StormIsaias (translated)

Feyenoord rejected a bid of 26 million euros from AS Roma for the talented defender Givairo Read because he is crucial for the development of the team, which, under the leadership of Giovanni van Bronckhorst, has taken the lead in the Eredivisie with its performances. #Feyenoord #GivairoRead #Eredivisie (translated)