Tax evaders’ bank secrecy ‘rolled back’

Article reports that France warned tax evaders on the 30 August 2009 that it was hot on their trail after securing a list of 3,000 citizens holding about €3bn in Swiss bank accounts that authorities suspect have not been declared.

Deutsche Welle, 31.8.09: French government says Swiss list exposes tax evaders http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4613391,00.html

ESO: Background information: Closing the havens http://www.europeansources.info/record/closing-the-havens/

OECD: Topics: Tax: Exchange of Information http://www.oecd.org/tax/exchange-of-tax-information/

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