Offshore Rig Botswana. Numbered accounts

During the first 6 months of this year registered a record number of Swiss companies. The largest increase showed Canton Obervalden, reduce the tax rates on profits in early 2006. In the first half in Switzerland 18'365 new companies registered at 5.5% more than in the first half of 2006. About a third of new companies were created by foreigners, and among them 4 / 5 - German companies.

Although the largest number of new companies are in the canton of Zurich, the tiny Obervalden showed staggering 230%-ing the growth of company registration in the first 6 months of 2007 compared with the same period last year. The obvious reason for this growth - a reduction from 1 January 2006 the tax on the company's profits to 6.6%. This decision was made by a local referendum. However, another referendum decision to the Swiss Federal Court overturned. Wishing to attract wealthy fiz.lits, Obersvalden tried to simultaneously reduce the personal income tax. This Obervaldenu attracted unprecedented international attention.