The list was allegedly provided to Greek tax authorities — for use in investigating possible tax evasion — in 2010 by Christine Lagarde, then France's finance minister who now heads the International Monetary Fund.
The country has for decades faced severe difficulties in addressing rampant tax evasion, and the issue of the alleged list — even though banking abroad is legal — has touched a raw nerve for Greeks hit by nearly three years of harsh income cuts and tax hikes.
After a frantic flurry to locate a copy, former Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, now head of a center-left junior partner in Greece's shaky governing coalition, located the Lagarde List on a USB drive and forwarded it to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
The country has for decades faced severe difficulties in addressing rampant tax evasion, and the issue of the alleged list — even though banking abroad is legal — has touched a raw nerve for Greeks hit by nearly three years of harsh income cuts and tax hikes.
After a frantic flurry to locate a copy, former Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, now head of a center-left junior partner in Greece's shaky governing coalition, located the Lagarde List on a USB drive and forwarded it to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
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