Links Mar 1

Swiss to crack down on money laundering swissinfo
A step forwards, but these moves are mostly empty. Enforcement is one of the core issues here: a subject where Swiss bankers are master sidesteppers.

India’s bold new wealth tax probably won’t work. And that’s because of Mauritius Yahoo

Turks and Caicos Islands politicians win VAT battle with UK Cayman News Service

Banks and tax havens, the European Parliament goes further than France, perhaps ... Alternatives Economiques (In French)

Justice Department's New Get-Tough Policy Is, Well, Not Rolling Stone/Taibblog

“Pervasive” Fraud by our “Most Reputable” Banks New Economic Perspectives
Hat tip: naked capitalism

U.S.: States with "High Rate" Income Taxes Are Still Outperforming No-Tax States Citizens for Tax Justice

OECD Global Forum On Tax Transparency Adds Two Members Tax News

Is Ben Ali's gold being smuggled out of Tunisia through France? France 24

Machiavelli was right BureaucracyBusters Blog

Billions gone with the wind in various tax havens Dagbladet (In Swedish)
Reporting on TJN's James Henry speaking at the Swedish Parliament