Liechtenstein clamp down 'to net 3bn pounds for UK'

A clamp down on tax avoidance in Liechenstein could net the UK government up to £3bn, three times the amount initially estimated.

A clamp down on tax avoidance in Liechenstein could net the UK government up to £3bn, three times the amount initially estimated.

The UK government said it had collected £296m so far under an arrangement between the two countries called the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF).

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