Thomas Hubert 🐌

Editor @TheCurrency | Occasional farmer | Unvetted male migrant of military age | 🇫🇷🇮🇪🇪🇺 | My trade secret? I actually read the documents

[Brad Setser @Brad_Setser]

The word of choice among the tax planners in Ireland (per @tom_hubert of the Currency) is "unbundling" -- which would allow the payment now "bundled" in the declared import price to be spliced and diced and moved into the services lines (and out of customs ... )

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[TonightVMTV @TonightVMTV]

🗣️ "It is a recognition that towns that have a lot of tourists have costs that the local population can't really contribute to."

@tom_hubert on how tourist taxes work in France and the wider issue of underfunded local authorities in Ireland.

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🗣️ "The golden goose is going to continue laying eggs."

🗣️ "It's laying eggs as we speak."

@tom_hubert explains why Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' may actually have a positive effect on Ireland's exchequer.

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Under new ownership, VMware discards its $35bn green jersey https://t.co/37WTmw2PJN

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Designing Alfrank 3.0: “The last 40 years must count for something” https://t.co/HaBaYKPDnB

[Thomas Hubert 🐌 @tom_hubert]

@RERB Il n'y a aucun Roissybus non plus (3 bus successifs annulés pour l'instant), comment aller de CDG1 à Paris ?

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Energy all around: John Mullins mourned by those who worked with him closely https://t.co/OObgW03hrq

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CEO of McKillen Jr’s Grafter Emma Kennedy departs from role https://t.co/iFgLdtnT7n

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Third time lucky: How Revenue reversed Medtronic’s €46m Vat win – @tom_hubert reports: https://t.co/JG0TAvg9mH

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ICYMI – I looked back on a week of Trump and Le Pen headlines at the weekend

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Trump, Le Pen and convicts posing as victims: Rewinding the week that was – free to read https://t.co/Qs1cWd3JbB

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Future 40: Can the State break the cycle of demographic lowballing? https://t.co/A6YNZeWBld

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“Liberation day”: The Currency’s US tariffs portal https://t.co/sR3g4Ed0iD

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“Trump’s plan is for the US to become an even bigger tax haven than Ireland”: @gabriel_zucman sits down with @tom_hubert to discuss multinationals, tax policy, and the fine line between academic research and politics – read or listen https://t.co/9u9ka0Uj3P

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It’s intellectual property, stupid: How big pharma might mitigate US tariffs – @tom_hubert reports https://t.co/SBjifhgA3z

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Free to read:

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The battle for homelessness landlord data: Rewinding the week that was https://t.co/kJUcHuQ7lz

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Revealed: The 23 Dublin landlords paid millions for homeless accommodation https://t.co/rtjH5yWXa4

[Thomas Hubert 🐌 @tom_hubert]

@gloverstweets @DublinAirport Definitely a big issue that those services are stopping. Taxi deals are still better than drive and park for most trips of 2 days or more from north Wicklow though. A typical public transport black spot nonetheless.

[Thomas Hubert 🐌 @tom_hubert]

70% of Irish passengers come from Leinster, where driving and parking at @DublinAirport is the worst option most of the time 🤷

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Dublin Airport now has nearly 30,000 parking spaces, yet it hardly ever makes sense to drive there https://t.co/e1lgDgwAFP

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Eclective Hospitality Group (ex-Press Up) has confirmed that it is not proceeding with plans to open a Stella cinema in Bray Central. The receiver to the property will look for a new cinema tenant. We reported on this situation in November: https://t.co/SwOXQtagfC

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Leading by example: How Alfrank Designs’ owner cut a deal with creditors – @tom_hubert reports https://t.co/37WGaDG80r