G7 nations strike deal to tax big companies and squeeze havens
From reuters.com
The United States, Britain and other leading nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to pursue higher global taxation on multinational businesses such as Google, Apple and Amazon.In a move that could raise hundreds of billions of dollars to help them cope with the aftermath of COVID-19, the Group of Seven large advanced economies agreed to back a minimum global corporate rate of at least 15% and for companies to pay more tax in the markets where they sell goods and services. “G7 finance ministers have reached a historic agreement to reform the global tax system to make it fit for the global digital age,” British ...
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