Austria: Fekter Signed OECD’s Multilateral Assistence Agreement in Tax Matters

People ♦ Published: May 29, 2013; 14:54 ♦ (Vindobona)

Fekter described the signing as a “further important step in the fight against tax evasion and tax fraud”.

Austria: Fekter Signed OECD’s Multilateral Assistence Agreement in Tax Matters / Picture: © ÖVP Bundespartei / Jacob Glaser

As a further sign of international efforts to take drastic measures with tax offenders, twelve more countries have signed, or pledged to sign, the OECD’s Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. Furthermore, another six countries have approved the Convention.

A wide range of countries participated in the signing ceremony at the OECD. Among the…