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008 040601n2004 000 0 eng u
035 _a(Sirsi) u126350
245 _aTaxation of savings deal
260 _c2004
490 _aRICS Brussels Briefing
_v 31 May 2004 (1)
520 _aEU and Swiss leaders have endorsed a long-awaited deal on offshore tax fraud that will in return see Switzerland going into the EU's passport-free Schengenzone. The agreement to tax secret bank accounts held in Switzerland by EU residents will be signed in August 2004. The Swiss government has also agreed to cooperate more with the EU in fighting customs fraud and money laundering.
590 _aWB
590 _aWB
650 _aOFFSHORE TAX HAVENS
650 _aSWITZERLAND
650 _aEUROPEAN UNION
650 _aSAVINGS
650 _aBANK ACCOUNTS
650 _aCUSTOMS FRAUD
650 _aMONEY LAUNDERING
690 _aTAXATION
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999 _c117433
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