“The cooperation between the UK and Israel in the exchange of information and sharing of experiences between the taxation authorities in the UK and Israel has always been excellent and especially in the area of tax evasion. The fact that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has come to Israel to have discussions with their Israeli counterparts is itself a higher recognition of the already excellent relationship between our two authorities.” (British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould speaking at the STEP Israel No Safe Tax Havens conference, 09/09/2014)