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Tax revelations no real surprise

To tax experts, last night’s gory Panorama exposé came as little surprise.

The dossier at its heart relates to more than 130,000 suspected tax-dodgers who ferreted billions away at HSBC Private Bank Suisse SA.

Banking in Switzerland is not illegal, but failing to tell your country of residence about it is.

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