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Tue March 19, 2013
Europe

Cyprus Proposes Exempting Smaller Deposits From Tax

Originally published on Tue March 19, 2013 9:42 am

The government of Cyprus is trying to ease fears over a proposed tax on bank deposits. Newly proposed legislation would exempt savers with smaller accounts. It's part of a bailout plan for that Mediterranean country, negotiated with the E.U. and IMF over the weekend.