Biden and Republicans reach agreement on debt ceiling, Congress now in charge. US President Joe Biden and Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy have reached a tentative agreement on raising the US federal government’s debt ceiling.
Gemini moves to Ireland
Crypto exchange Gemini is taking another step in their European plans with a new headquarters in Ireland. The Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss will be headquartered in Europe. They cite the current regulatory climate as a reason to go to Ireland. In the USA, according to the well-known twins, there is too little clarity. They are not leaving the US market.
More Irish calves exported to the mainland
The number of imported Irish calves rose by almost 9% to 91,236 calves through the third week of May. This was reported by the Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland. Like last year, this year’s import season starts in the second week of February.
Evgeny Renge exchanges toxic dust for the UK residence permit
Why ‘excessive wealth’ taxes is a bad idea: the case of Bulat Utemuratov
Laws on ‘luxury’ exist to some extent in many countries. They can be conditionally divided into progressive taxes (where the rich pay higher rates) and direct taxes, where the cost of certain groups of goods includes a surcharge because supposedly only the wealthy buy these goods. Both of these ideas are nothing more than a haircut for ordinary citizens. The threshold of wealth will...
EU wants Apple to pay more taxes, goes to court
The European Commission is going to Europe’s supreme court to force Apple to still pay €13 billion in back taxes. A lower court earlier ruled that the decision should be reversed due to legal errors.
Brewers of Europe in shock after Ireland declares a total war on alcohol
European brewers are shocked by Ireland’s plans to put extensive health warnings on alcohol products.
Alexander Katsuba blackmails a bank, endorses corruption, gets a legal response
While the whole world is helping Ukraine to defeat the aggressor, spending money and supplying weapons, Ukraine itself remains a nest of controversy. The brave president, who is now an icon of resistance, sometimes messes up with highly dubious characters. One of them is Alexander Katsuba, an oligarch behind the pro-Russian Shariy party. But it is not the political differences that are crucial...