Statement by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría regarding Switzerland
Following recent statements by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, related to more efficient international tax co-operation, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría confirmed that the Organisation has always paid due attention to the interests of its Member countries and will continue to do so. He made public a letter to President Han-Rudolf Merz sent on 2 April of this year, setting out the course of actions of the Organisation to address concerns expressed by Switzerland. In the same letter, Secretary-General Gurría confirmed that he will continue to “be sensitive to any issues that may be of particular relevance to Switzerland and will do our best to keep the Swiss authorities informed on such issues in a timely manner”.
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