Tax Evasion Bill Coming Soon: U.s. Senate Aide

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee plans to introduce legislation to give U.S. tax collectors more tools to police offshore tax evasion, an aide to the senator said on Wednesday.

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