FISCALITÉ – Déduction d’impôts entre critiques et pratiques

Après l’annonce, jeudi dernier, par son ministre du Budget, Eric Woerth, sur la déduction des intérêts d’emprunt, Nicolas Sarkozy a remis les pendules à l’heure. Il a profité de son meeting, mardi soir au Havre, pour préciser les modalités de sa mesure phare

Eric Woerth pensif sur la suite des évènements (photo AFP)

Jeudi dernier, le ministre du Budget, Eric Woerth a affirmé, dans une interview au quotidien Les Echos, que la mesure concernant la déduction des intérêts d’emprunt serait appliquée sur tous les achats de résidence principale faits après le 6 mai 2007.
Cela aurait pu être le premier cafouillage du nouveau gouvernement malgré les rectifications apporté par le ministre sur RTL. Mais mardi soir, le grand patron, devant la polémique et le mécontentement des particuliers, a tenu à préciser que ce dispositif concernerait tous les emprunts en cours. En meeting au Havre, Nicolas Sarkozy a en effet tenu à clarifier la situation. A quelques jours des législatives, le Président ne pouvait laisser une mesure phare de son programme jeter ainsi le trouble dans l’esprit des électeurs. "Démagogie" dit Ségolène Royal, François Bayrou, lui, s’inquiète de la possible hausse des prix de l’immobilier. Mais de nombreuses zones d’ombres demeurent : la durée du dispositif, le mode d’application – déduction ou réduction d’impôts -, la présence ou non d’un plafonnement…

Dans les faits…

Cette mesure doit permettre au plus grand nombre d’avoir accès à la propriété et de relancer la croissance. Pour les agences immobilières c’est une aubaine. Cette mesure qui prendra effet après son vote à l’Assemblée, permettra à plus de particuliers d’acheter sans faire flamber les prix de l’immobilier, déjà très élevés. En permettant à tous les contribuables en situation d’emprunt immobilier de déduire les intérêts de leur déclaration d’impôt, c’est une somme d’environ 1.500 à 2.000€ par an qui viendra soutenir le pouvoir d’achat des ménages. Mais pour le budget de l’État s’est entre deux et dix milliards d’euros – selon les modalités - qui seront nécessaire à ce qui est déjà appelé le "cadeau-Sarko".

Recette des Rillettes au chocolat

Ingrédients

• 300 g lait de coco
• 5 g cacao non sucré
• 40 g sucre roux
• 1 ananas (petit)
• 440 g rhubarbe (4 branches)
• 110 g sucre
• 1 cuil. à thé vanille liquide
• 200 g chocolat noir
• 10 cl crème liquide (UHT)
• 1 jaune d'oeuf

Préparation : 35 mn - Cuisson : 1 h -
Refroidissement : 3 h -

• Peler et couper l'ananas en petits tronçons.
• Verser 200g de lait de coco, le cacao et le sucre roux dans une casserole.
  Ajouter les morceaux d'ananas et porter à ébullition.
• Faire cuire à petit bouillon pendant 45 mn à 1 h : la sauce coco-chocolat doit être réduite (env. 1 cuillère à soupe) et enrober l'ananas
• Blanchir la rhubarbe. Egoutter, ajouter 60 g de sucre et la vanille et laisser macérer 1 h
• Faire cuire la rubarbe sucrée 10 mn à gros bouillon.
• Couper le chocolat en petits morceaux
• Porter le reste du lait de coco (100g) à ébullition et verser sur le chocolat. Laisser reposer 2 mn. Puis mélanger.
• Monter la crème liquide en chantilly. Incorporer à la ganache chocolat-coco.
• Battre le jaune d'oeuf avec 50 g de sucre, jusqu'à blanchiment de l'appareil.
• Ajouter au mélange chocolaté, puis intégrer les fruits
• Verser dans de petits pots ou bocaux. Laisser au frais 3 h minimum avant de déguster

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Katana

Katanas are a type of Japanese sword, but nowadays the term is internationally used to talk about all Japanese swords in general. They are considered as the best swords ever created, they have a curved shape and they are many different types and sizes.

Strictly talking a katana has around 70 cm, the longest ones are called tachi and were used by cavalry. The short versions are called wakizashi and kodachi, which are equivalent to our daggers. Samurais where equiped with a katana for the face to face fights and a short wakizashi to kill by surprise without being seen.

This is a katana forged 900 years ago by Sanjo Munechika, and is one of the oldest katanas in the National Museum (Ueno Station at Tokyo

It can be appreciated how dedicated, simple and well done were the Japanese tools on those times while at Europe we had huge and rough swords.

Nowadays katanas are created by some artists, people from the Mukansa clan seem to be the best. Two of the Musakansa family members are Living National Treasures selected by the Japanese Government.

Android shows off people-lifting skills

In a public demonstration held in Tokyo on March 28, a human-sized android showed off its weightlifting skills by successfully picking up a 30-kilogram (66-pound) package from a desk and lifting a 66-kilogram (145-pound) humanoid doll out of bed.

University of Tokyo professor Yasuo Kuniyoshi and his team of engineers developed the 155-centimeter (61-inch) tall, 70-kilogram (154-pound) robot last year. A recent software upgrade allows the robot to move more like a human by constantly adjusting the power of its arm movements based on data received from 1800 tactile sensors embedded in its artificial skin.

It is this system of sensor-based control — and not large motors — that gives the robot its strength. “Large motors are not safe for use in household robots,” explains Kuniyoshi. “Only a small amount of power is applied at each of this robot’s joints, but it can successfully move heavy objects by using the tactile sensors to regulate how it lifts and carries things.”

The droid demonstrated different maneuvers for different situations. To lift the 30-kilogram package, the robot used one arm to slowly slide it to the edge of the desktop, where it grabbed the package with its other arm to pick it up. To remove the 66-kilogram dummy from bed, the android slid its arms under the body, lifted it slightly and backed away.

Kuniyoshi says this robot’s ability to lift such heavy objects with ease is unusual, and he hopes further improvements will earn the robot a job in nursing care or in the moving industry.

A HUGE THANK YOU

WOW! What can I say?

I have just spent the best part of an hour reading all the wonderful Birthday wishes that I have been sent throughout the day. My comments column and my mailbox have been flooded with such nice messages from all corners of the world!!

To the friends who have made a special effort and blogged about my birthday, I want to just let you know how much that meant to me! I feel quite humbled!

Thank you all so much.

It would be impossible to sit here tonight and reply to each and every one of you so if you don't mind this blog goes out to you all as a way of showing my appreciation for your efforts.

I've had a great day and am going to bed to get the sleep that my 18 year old body needs!! he he!

Catch up with you all real soon, take care all.

Again, thanks!!!!!!

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While wandering around BUCKINGHAM PALACE early this morning in an attempt to shake off the effects of the night before. I took this amazing picture of what could be the first ever sighting of the QUEENS new, SECRET, Genetically modified Thoroughbred champion race horse!!!

I watched in awe as it was ridden around Green Park at speeds of up to 85mph!!

From the hidden vantage point of a BT telephone box I caught the picture as it stopped for a brief rest. IT was only then that I observed the secret to its speed, 7 LEGS!!!

COUNT THEM.........7!

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I'm just about to go off and enjoy my weekend, I'll be back on Sunday evening.

Until then I wish you all a wonderful weekend and hope to hear all about it on Monday.

I leave you with a picture that best sums up how I feel when I open my page each and every morning to find so many messages/mail/invites, It lifts me high and warms me to think that you make such efforts!

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