Swiss parliament OKs UBS deal

Lower house approves treaty with the US to hand over data on suspected tax evaders

The Swiss Parliament on Tuesday approved a treaty with the US that will hand thousands of files on suspected tax cheats to US authorities.

A majority of 81 to 61 lawmakers in Switzerland's lower house have voted in favour of the government-backed deal. Fifty-three lawmakers abstained on the issue that has been portrayed as a nail in the coffin for Swiss banking secrecy.

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