I mentioned in my last blog the claim by the Treasury that £3.2 billion has been received from Switzerland – which is being much trumpeted in the
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There’s a fascinating article on the Tax Justice Network blog today, which says: There’s been a fair bit of news about a supposed £3.2 billion windfall for the
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The FT notes that: Switzerland has taken a decisive step to resolve its dispute with the US over tax evasion unveiling plans to relax its
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Tax-news.com reported this morning that: President of the Swiss Private Bankers Association (SPBA) Nicolas Pictet has urged the Federal Council to abandon its “white money”
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It’s often argued that tax havens cause no harm and just “keep the wheels of trade moving”. That’s not true. As Christian Aid note in a new
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As the FT has just reported: Switzerland is to impose a stringent set of curbs on executive pay, after voters overwhelmingly backed a package of
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World Radio Switzerland has just reported: Switzerland has six months to improve its tax practices or it will be blacklisted by the European Commission. That’s
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Some interesting legal developments appear to be underway which suggest that Luxembourg and Austria may be forced to abandon banking secrecy. From Le Temps: Austria and
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The New York Times has reported: Switzerland’s oldest private bank on Thursday admitted to helping Americans evade United States taxes, the first time a foreign
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