| 02.09.2011 Opalesque Exclusive: UK-Swiss tax deal: an 'operational headache’ or made to support tax evasion? |
| Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: Last week, Switzerland agreed to tax money held by UK taxpayers in Swiss bank accounts for the first time, while not revealing their identity. While it looks like a fairly compromising deal, some are rather negative about it. HM Treasury said in a release on August 24th: "Under the terms of the agreement, existing funds held by UK taxpayers in Switz |