Swiss bank deal rests on leap of faith

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Series Details 27.10.10
Publication Date 27/10/2010
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The UK and Switzerland signed a declaration to begin negotiations on tax issues on the 25 October 2010 in a step towards making Britons with Swiss bank accounts pay tax on the interest they earn. Article analyses the declaration and discusses its significance.

A similar deal between Germany and Switzerland was signed on the 28 October 2010

Related Links
ESO: Background information: London and Bern strike tax accord http://www.europeansources.info/record/london-and-bern-strike-tax-accord/
BBC News, 26.10.10: UK in talks over taxing Britons' Swiss bank accounts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11623885
Swissinfo.ch, 25.10.10: Rich Germans nervously await Swiss tax deal http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Rebuilding_the_financial_sector/News,_results,_regulations/Rich_Germans_nervously_await_Swiss_tax_deal.html?cid=28622380
Deutsche Welle, 1.8.11: Germany moves closer to tax evasion deal with Swiss http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15280522,00.html

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