Thomas Hubert 🐌

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 ... ) 6/

🗣️ "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. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "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. #TonightVMTV

Under new ownership, VMware discards its $35bn green jersey thecurrency.news/articles/18919…

Designing Alfrank 3.0: “The last 40 years must count for something” thecurrency.news/articles/18781…

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

ℹ️ Retrouvez sur le site les itinéraires de substitution 👇 maligneb.fr/itineraires-de…

❌ Contrairement à ce qui avait été annoncé, l’interruption est toujours en cours entre Gare du Nord et Aulnay-sous-Bois. 👉 Le trafic reste interrompu jusqu’à nouvel ordre. ℹ️ Les équipes techniques sont mobilisées pour rétablir la circulation au plus vite. #RERB

Energy all around: John Mullins mourned by those who worked with him closely thecurrency.news/articles/18628…

CEO of McKillen Jr’s Grafter Emma Kennedy departs from role thecurrency.news/articles/18587…

Third time lucky: How Revenue reversed Medtronic’s €46m Vat win – @tom_hubert reports: thecurrency.news/articles/18553…

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

Future 40: Can the State break the cycle of demographic lowballing? thecurrency.news/articles/18108…

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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 thecurrency.news/articles/18453…

It’s intellectual property, stupid: How big pharma might mitigate US tariffs – @tom_hubert reports thecurrency.news/articles/18432…

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Revealed: The 23 Dublin landlords paid millions for homeless accommodation thecurrency.news/articles/18345…

@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.

@tom_hubert @DublinAirport Wicklow used to have two airport bus options (133 and AirCoach), both cancelled Wexford bus works but can’t pickup/dropoff in N Wicklow, so you’d have to drive to Arklow to get on/off 🚌

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

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: thecurrency.news/articles/16865…

Leading by example: How Alfrank Designs’ owner cut a deal with creditors – @tom_hubert reports thecurrency.news/articles/18172…