Met a German founder this week and asked him if all the stories one reads about the challenges of startups in Germany are exaggerated. "No, they're understated." Proceeded to describe spending a full day having a 90-page investment contract read to him (mandatory under German law; § 13 BeurkG) by a notary that then charged €30,000. That was for his first company. His second company, needless to say, was not incorporated in Germany.
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This is cheaper than the per person cost and cheaper than many commercial options.
Our national conversation is one rolling anxiety fit over whether anyone should have to pay for anything ever
People who went to work in UAE tax-free can damn well afford their return fare. And it's because they were bright enough to be hired out there in the first place. They're exactly the sort who save up their earnings in case they need to get home. There's always an unexpected trip home, like for a funeral.
The opposition are the ones whinging here. And it just makes the evacuees look ungrateful. I expect most of them are delighted to be home. Same for their relatives and friends.
@adrianweckler@adrianweckler that's an EU rule - not apples fault but OURS - standardised on charging - stop producing stuff. We are losing out obvs. And the no price increase in euro is due to the dollar declining
@thejournal_ie@SimonHarrisTD BS capital gains tax level (33% versus much higher income to the state when it was 20%) AND stamp duty on buying shares in Ireland is negative to ISEQ AND the damning level of forced tax in ETFs which is also unique to IRE but you know this and have done ZERO ABT