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The author noted that, according to an economist, the surplus of 9 billion euros projected in the 2027 Irish Budget depended on 23 billion euros from corporation tax, which the Government itself considered temporary. He added that without those revenues, there would be a deficit. https://t.co/IUrjnbdvFC #Irlanda #Economía #Presupuesto2027 #IE (translated)

Dividend King provided an update on the amendments concerning investors and entrepreneurs reviewed by the finance committee as part of the 2027 budget. He indicated that nearly all proposals aimed at increasing the flat tax had been rejected, such as the proposals to abolish the single flat-rate tax. A final amendment was supposed to be submitted for a vote that very day, but it had little chance of being adopted. According to his report, the committee had rejected all amendments aimed at tightening the Exit Tax, particularly those seeking to extend its duration from 2 to 15 years. However, it had adopted proposals to include portfolios of cryptocurrencies exceeding €800,000 in this scheme, to tax capital gains realized during conversions into stablecoins, and to impose a declaration to the tax authorities for self-hosted crypto portfolios of at least €100,000. Failure to declare could result in a fine of up to €10,000, he specified. Dividend King also stated that an amendment aimed at extending the 2% tax on holdings to financial investments had been withdrawn and that amendment I-CF1440, which proposed to abolish the tax on certain non-professional assets of wealth management holdings, had not been supported. He added that the amendment on contribution-disposition put forward by the general budget rapporteur, Philippe Juvin, had been adopted. This included stricter controls on donations of holding shares and changes to the taxation deferral regime, with transitional provisions for contributions made before October 7, 2026. The author believed that cryptocurrency holders were, at this stage, the main losers. He emphasized, however, that these results only concerned the finance committee and that the amendments still needed to be examined in a public session. He also reminded that amendments rejected in committee could return during debates and that the government could have its original version of the budget adopted through Article 49.3 or through ordinances. #Budget2027 #Cryptomonnaies #Finances (translated)

Fabiana Barroso wrote that Moraes had determined the beginning of the sentence for Eduardo Bolsonaro, sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison for the crime of coercion during the process. She classified the conviction as "absurd" and stated that the decision was finalized on October 3. https://t.co/dEvY1ZCFKR #EduardoBolsonaro #Justiça #Política (translated)

Portugal has updated its regulations to allow the circulation of duo-trailers of up to 72 tons and 32 meters starting in March 2027, aligning with Spain, but with restrictions that require special authorizations for their cross-border transit. #DuoTráilers #TransportePortugal #RegulaciónTransitoria (translated)

"the creation of BUS lanes dedicated exclusively to public transport" João Ferreira, councilor of the PCP, also noted that the compensation values to be paid to the Metro, calculated by the transport company itself, are not accompanied by an assessment and verification by the services of CML and further argued that there should be "the creation of BUS lanes dedicated exclusively to public transport," which, "in conjunction with special Carris routes, would ensure the use of public transport over private transport," considering that it is a very congested traffic route. #MetroDeLisboa #MobilidadeUrbana #DrenagemLisboa (translated)

Alessandra Rojo de la Vega stated that that day it wasn't them, but traffic agents who, as she wrote, were just doing their job. She accused someone of protecting those responsible and ensuring their impunity, and asked who would be next. https://t.co/OyLFnfHWP5 #Justicia #DerechosHumanos #Impunidad (translated)

Gustavo Petro stated that the removal of dozens of Colombians linked to drug trafficking from the list of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) could be justified if those individuals had genuinely distanced themselves from drug trafficking, and he considered it a sovereign decision by the United States. On the other hand, he argued that the list had become an instrument to prevent Benjamin Netanyahu from being tried for genocide. He said that the United States had included on it eight of the 17 judges of the International Criminal Court, UN officials like Francesca Albanese, organizations defending the rights of Palestinians, and himself for denouncing the genocide in Gaza. He also noted that on August 18, 2026, Tomoko Akane, president of the ICC, was sanctioned, whom he described as a prominent Japanese jurist. Petro claimed that the list had lost global legitimacy and called on countries and their citizens not to comply with it. He urged the international human rights movement to launch a campaign to remove all affected individuals, including himself, and criticized aviation companies for hindering his free movement for defending the rights of the Palestinian people. Finally, he maintained that the list was used to persecute politically identified civil groups, something he characterized as a crime against humanity under the Rome Statute. He asserted that those participating in that persecution should be prosecuted before the ICC. #DerechosHumanos #Narcotráfico #Justicia (translated)

The author stated that the manufacturing industry and construction grew in August. According to him, the Industrial Production Index for Manufacturing (IPI) increased by 1.9% month-on-month in the seasonally adjusted series, and six of its nine categories recorded increases. He highlighted the increases in other equipment, devices, and instruments (+9.8%); furniture and other manufacturing industries (+4.3%); petroleum refining, chemicals, rubber, and plastics (+3.6%); and motor vehicles and other transportation equipment (+2.4%). He also pointed out that the industry accumulated a decline of 2.7% in the first eight months of 2026, a period that included July, when, as he wrote, a combination of transitory shocks broadly affected activity. Regarding construction, he indicated that the ISAC rose by 0.4% month-on-month in August and accumulated a growth of 0.8% in the first eight months of the year compared to the same period in 2025. #Industria #Construcción #CrecimientoEconómico (translated)

A LAWYER AGAINST DEMAGOGY stated that the Supreme Court had communicated that Carles Puigdemont had not been granted amnesty. According to the author, the order only temporarily lifted the arrest warrant, without prematurely executing a ruling from the Constitutional Court or automatically extending its decision to those who did not appeal. He added that the decision was "strictly temporary" and that it did not apply amnesty nor extinguish criminal responsibility. He also labeled the information about an amnesty as a hoax and attributed to that situation Puigdemont's failure to return to Spain. https://t.co/UY4VT0aOIP #Puigdemont #Amnistía #Justicia (translated)

BTS asked the ARMYs who would be traveling to São Paulo before the second round and had not requested an absentee ballot to try to adjust their tickets to participate in the voting. They stated that every vote makes a difference and asked them not to abstain. They also expressed support for Lula with the hashtags #ARMYSwithLula and #PolitizARMY. #ARMYScomLula #PolitizARMY #Eleições2023 #VotoConsciente #ParticipaçãoCidadã (translated)

Ivan Kleber stated that the German government had also issued a security alert about Brazil related to the elections. According to him, the warning indicated that political demonstrations could change rapidly and cause traffic disruptions, blockades, or violent confrontations. https://t.co/DYZFcmBgSt #Brasil #Eleições2023 #Segurança (translated)

I believe I just got as close to death as possible. Presidente Dutra highway, near the Internacional Mall heading towards São Paulo. A citizen thought it was a great idea to transport cardboard signs in the luggage of a trailer, without ANY tie-downs or weight. One sign flew off (what a surprise), and simply STUCK to the front windshield of my car at 90 km/h. Seriously, if I didn't crap my pants, I will never do it again; my blood pressure must have dropped to my feet, I almost had a heart attack, if I didn’t crash into someone first. In a fraction of a second, I almost lost everything. I remembered the truck that passed above the height of the overpass and killed the driver in the opposite lane. Our lives are very fragile. Remember: TIE DOWN YOUR LOADS! #DicasDeSegurança #Transito #VidaFrágil (translated)