Cyprus among EU leaders in demanding tougher tax crackdown

Cypriots are among the strongest supporters of tougher action against tax evasion and avoidance in the European Union, with 64 per cent saying it should be the bloc’s top tax priority.

The figure, contained in the European Commission’s annual report published last week, was the second highest in the EU, narrowly behind France at 65 per cent. Portugal followed with 61 per cent and Finland with 60 per cent....