Swiss Will Tighten Rules on Foreign Assets, SonntagsZeitung Says
By Leigh Baldwin
February 05, 2012 5:29 AM EST

Switzerland’s government will unveil a new “clean money” strategy at the end of this month, SonntagsZeitung reported, citing unidentified people.

Proposed regulations, to be put forward by Finance Minster Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, will require banks to demand a declaration from non-Swiss clients that all their assets are properly taxed, the Swiss newspaper reported.

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