POur Bruno Le Maire, it's too late. But his successor at Bercy would benefit from being sent on an internship in Dublin. The new finance minister will realize that the Republic of Ireland is managing its public accounts so well that it doesn't know what to do with its budget surplus. For the third consecutive year, the “Celtic Tiger” will generate a surplus of more than €8 billion in 2024. For a small country of barely more than 5 million inhabitants, these are considerable sums. As if that wasn't enough, the European Court ordered the American multinational Apple to recover €14 billion (including interest) in unpaid taxes. A golden shower!