Working visit of Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer to Italy

Bern, 05.10.2018 - Today Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer will be in Rome for a working visit to his Italian counterpart, Giovanni Tria. Bilateral and international financial and tax issues will be discussed during the meeting.

The talks between Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer, Head of the Federal Department of Finance (FDF), and the Italian Minister of Economy and Finance, Giovanni Tria, will focus on the next steps regarding cooperation in the area of cross-border banking and financial services in connection with Italy's implementation of the EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). The agreement on the taxation of cross-border commuters initialled by Switzerland and Italy on 22 December 2015 and other bilateral tax issues are likewise on the agenda.

Moreover, both ministers will discuss current EU financial market topics, particularly EU equivalence regimes and corporate tax reform in Switzerland. The two finance ministers will also discuss multilateral cooperation regarding financial matters.


Address for enquiries

Communication FDF
Tel. +41 58 462 60 33
Mail: info@gs-efd.admin.ch


Publisher

Federal Department of Finance
https://www.efd.admin.ch/efd/en/home.html

State Secretariat for International Financial Matters
http://www.sif.admin.ch

The Federal Tax Administration
https://www.estv.admin.ch

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