To Buy, or Not to Buy: Germany’s Quest Against Tax Evasion

The tax issue causing uproar in Germany and Switzerlandhas all the ingredients for a good story. Itis about tax law, those who break it, and the ultimatequestion whether the government itself is infringing onthe law when buying stolen data. Moreover, it is aboutthe opinion of the vast majority regarding the conductof a few. May, or even must, the government purchasestolen bank data for €2.5 million with the prospect ofcollecting €400 million in additional revenue from1,300 potential German tax evaders who used Swissbanks as a way to escape from their tax liabilities?[...]