Ministers facing call to act on tax havens

Article reports that UK Ministers were facing calls October 2009 to force improvements in the governance and openness of British-linked tax havens after officially-commissioned research found a wide range of standards across nine centres in Europe and the Atlantic.

ESO: Background information: Tax havens’ zero rates under threat http://www.europeansources.info/record/tax-havens-zero-rates-under-threat/

UK: HM Treasury: Press release, 29.10.09: Michael Foot publishes final report http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_98_09.htm

UK: HM Treasury: Independent reviews: British Offshore Financial Centres , October 2009 http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/indreview_brit_offshore_fin_centres.htm

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