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Sunday 28 June 2009 8:00 pm

Swiss fighting tax clampdown

By: admindrupal

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The Swiss government is in an economic war with major economies over plans to clamp down on the secrecy of its banking sector, which is blamed for allowing tax evasion that costs governments billions in lost revenues each year. Geneva bankers believe Switzerland is being picked on by economic powers like the US and UK because of its small size.

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