GENEVA (AP) ? Swiss lawmakers have pushed forward a government-backed bill aimed at ending a long-running dispute with the United States over tax evasion.
Switzerland's upper house voted 24-15, with two abstentions, in favor of a bill presented by Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf as a way to allow Swiss banks to cooperate with U.S. authorities without breaking Switzerland's strict client secrecy laws.
The bill's passage Wednesday in the Swiss capital Bern comes five months after a U.S. tax evasion case led to the closure of Switzerland's oldest private bank, Wegelin & Co., after it admitted helping American tax cheats.
The Swiss government is seeking a compromise to end similar threats against more than a dozen banks, a sector vital to the economy.
The debate next week goes to parliament's lower house for approval.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/swiss-upper-house-backs-bill-end-us-tax-134807543.html
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