EU defers proposals to fight tax-dodging due to Brexit vote
Brussels
EUROPEAN Union proposals to fight tax evasion have been shelved until July, at least in part to avoid hurting Prime Minister David Cameron's bid to keep Britain in the EU in a June 23 referendum, people familiar with the matter said.
A package that might include tightening rules on publishing the beneficial owners of trusts had been expected from the executive European Commission this week but has been delayed to next month, said an EU official adding that this was due to"technical issues", including concerns over protecting privacy.
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