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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 19 Mar 2013

    Cyprus finance ministry now says bank depositors with savings of 20,000 euros or less would be exempt from levy

    2:52 AM - 19 Mar 2013
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      1. sarah todd‏ @srhtdd 19 Mar 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: Cyprus finance ministry now says bank depositors with savings of 20,000 euros or less would be exempt from levy”

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      1. Odysseas Kleanthous‏ @OKleanthous 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking it is now anounced thru cypriot media that the parliament will go ahead and vote down this plan b as well

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      1. Bob Hindle(unfettered and retired)‏ @banzaibob11 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking barefaced robbery#UKIPpointmade#whosenext

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      1. Vic McDonald‏ @vicfmcdonald 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking If there are non resident Brits with 'savings' in Cyprus to avod UK taxes, wont UK tax office have something to say about levy?

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      1. anna fewings‏ @FewingsA 19 Mar 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: Cyprus finance ministry now says bank depositors with savings of 20,000 euros or less would be exempt from levy”< phew

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      1. FERNANDO STONE‏ @FERNANDOSTONE1 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking well now is better.Cyprus is a paradise for laundring money.Its time for them to pay something to society.

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      1. Kwabena Kukah‏ @selormm 19 Mar 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: Cyprus finance ministry now says bank depositors with savings of 20,000 euros or less would be exempt from levy”

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      1. Chris‏ @cbarr1ngton 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking. Am I the only one that thinks this a fair way to solve the financial crisis ? Rich pay most ? Won't happen in uk though I bet

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      1. Anil bhargava‏ @anil_nis 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking :Indian counterpart shld. Also take similar steps which am sure will boast savings and chk. Expenditures.

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      1. neil johnson‏ @neiljhk 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Is there no limit to their generosity?

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      1. CBlo‏ @Cymraegbldstock 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking What a joke! Why don't they just go and take back all of the ludicrous bonus payments from the *ankers who created this mess!!

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      1. sadashivan‏ @sadashiavan 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Good way to loose trusting citizens and alerted world over bank customers Helping hand for black money generation

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      1. shamsundar perumal‏ @ShyamPeruMumbai 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking It is great! What ever money you hv, give me 5% to 10% of it. now persons having < 20 K euros as bank balance wd be exempted.

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      1. Julius Kaifa‏ @JKaifa 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking first savings then pension, oh wait...

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      1. Jaz340‏ @Jaz340 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking think they should back to the days of hiding money in the mattress !!!!! Save them from having taken away by the taxman !!!

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      1. mr im a bloke‏ @gappydave 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking how kind of them #bbc

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      1. 1team1destination‏ @Dean0208 19 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking A wonderful principle by the ministry!

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      2. CH‏ @cch82 19 Mar 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Unlucky for those with 21,000 MT “@BBCBreaking: Cyprus finance ministry says bank depositors 20,000 euros or less would be exempt from levy”

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      3. Daniel R‏ @sainter1966 19 Mar 2013
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        @cch82 @bbcbreaking Not to mention the poor Russian billionaires

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