Switzerland to protest a freeze on account of "the club of rich countries."

Switzerland has frozen the account of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which comprises the 30 most developed countries in the world. That was reported by AFP, referring to the press-secretary of the Ministry of Economy of Switzerland Baldegger Rita (Rita Baldegger). According to her, so Switzerland is their disagreement with the inclusion of state in the "gray list" of tax havens. "
The Ministry noted that the use of its veto on the OECD transfer of 136 thousand euro, which provided for cooperation between the "club of rich countries" and "Twenty Grand" (G20).
In the "gray" OECD hit list of some 40 nations. They have already promised to the OECD to bring its banking legislation in line with the terms of the organization, but have not yet done so. Four countries - Costa Rica, Malaysia, Philippines and Uruguay - came in the "blacklist". That means that they are countries that can be used by citizens of other States for tax evasion. In early April, it became known that all the countries of the "black" list, agreed to cooperate with the OECD.
Switzerland has repeatedly indignant that hit the "gray list. For example, on 3 April at the Ministry of Finance stated that the criteria of the OECD on the integration of the "gray" list are not clear. In addition, in Switzerland noted that it is always ready for dialogue with the tax administrations of other countries in investigating cases of tax evasion.
In early 2009, it was reported that Switzerland had to get into the "black" list of the OECD, but in March the country has declared its readiness to cooperate with the OECD and review its banking laws. Similarly, received Belgium, Luxembourg, Andorra and Liechtenstein.