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Switzerland signs tax deal with UK

September 8, 2009

Reuters

ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland and the UK have signed a new treaty giving British tax authorities more access to banking information and taking the Swiss one step closer to being taken off an international list of tax havens.

The deal contains a provision for exchange of information in accordance with Organisation for Cooperation and Economic Development (OECD) standards, the Swiss government said on Monday.

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