NormanH Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 UBS, a major Swiss bank has just been forced to divulge the names of 250 American holders of secret accounts, and pay a fine of 600 million euros for having helped with tax evasion.This is only the first round: Florida has sued of 20 billion for 52,000 undeclared accounts.Possibly governments are looking for hidden millions to help pay for the bail-outs being given to the financial sector!This is covered in an up to date report in Libération (in French) and an older one in the International Herald tribune (in English).About time that the focus of attention (and Media attack) moved a little from the little person who has perhaps fiddled a few hundred from benefits, to these big boys who are hiding millions from the tax authorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Yes, Norman, you are partly right of course. However people will continue to hide their money as long as governments insist of spending badly. And your poor little chaps fiddling thousands are no less guilty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 [quote user="NormanH"]About time that the focus of attention (and Media attack) moved a little from the little person who has perhaps fiddled a few hundred from benefits, to these big boys who are hiding millions from the tax authorities.[/quote]Little people Norman? A tad naive no?http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1153053/50-000-benefit-cheat-couple-sailed-halfway-world-yacht-claimed-ill-bed.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Relative peanuts.I believe each person in Britain has just been saddled with a debt just a bit less than the amount these people fiddled just to pay off Lloyd's HBOS..not to mention B&B and Northern Rock who are still going to pay out bonuses this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Is Woolybanana David Green?Does he have lots of ill gotten gains off shore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Who is David Green? Does he have a Rolex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 [quote user="Dog"]Is Woolybanana David Green?[/quote]Comrade Green, more like...[Www][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Well, I Boobled him and found quite a choice, but I think you must mean the entrepreneur gentleman who seems to have wealth. Well, given the greed of most governments, if he can find a way of keeping more for himself, then good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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