多国签订协议打击跨国逃税36.pptxVIP

BERLIN — Led by Europe’s five biggest economies, 51 nations on Wednesday signed what Germany’s finance minister hailed as a milestone in the fight agaainst tax evasion — an agreement that commits them all to automatic exchange of tax information starting in 2017. 柏林——周三，以欧洲五大经济体为首的51个国家签订了一项协议，协议要求所有缔约方从2017年开始，自动交流税务信息。该协议被德国财政部长誉为打击逃税的斗争中的一个里程碑。 The accord will end banking secrecy as it has been known for decades, the finance minister, Wolfgang Sch#228;uble, told Germany’s Bild newspaper before the deal. It was an apparent bid by Mr. Sch#228;uble to sell the effort as one way ordinary people might see the rich — individuals and corporations — brought to heel. 德国财长沃尔夫冈·朔伊布勒(Wolfgang Sch#228;uble)在签约仪式前告诉德国《图片报》(Bild)，这个协议将结束数十年来所谓的银行保密制度。朔伊布勒的这种说法似乎是在向公众介绍，这一努力可以让普通人看到，富裕的个人和企业将被迫就范。 The signing of the accord in Mr. Sch#228;uble’s cavernous ministry, built for Hermann Goering under the Nazis, capped a two-day meeting of officials from most of the 123 nations that have joined the Global Forum, which evolved from an agreement by Germany and Britain two years ago to crack down on tax evasion and tax fraud. 签约仪式在朔伊布勒掌管的德国财政部举行。空阔的德国财政部本是纳粹时期，为赫尔曼·戈林(Hermann Goering)而建的。签约仪式是一场为期两天的会议的最后环节。参加会议的官员，来自一个全球论坛的123个成员国中的大部分国家。这个论坛是从德国和英国两年前为打击逃税和税务欺诈而签署的一项协议演变而来的。 Notably absent Wednesday were Switzerland, known for the secrecy of its banking system, and the United States, which has preferred to pursue its own path in fighting international tax evasion. 值得注意的是，以银行系统的保密性而著称的瑞士，以及倾向于用自己的方式打击国际逃税行为的美国，均未在周三出席。 George Osborne, the chancellor of the British Exchequer, joined other ministers on Wednesday in lauding the relative speed with which the agreement had been negotiated and signed. “Tax evasion is a scourge across the world,” he said. The accord “will reduce the places that tax evaders can hide their money.” 周三，英国财政大臣乔治·奥斯本(George Osborne)和其他财政官员，都对协议的谈判签署过程相对迅速地表示称赞。“逃税是全世界的一大难题，”他说。该协议“将减少逃税者能隐匿财富的场所”。 A declaration unveiled at the signing ceremony said that “under the n