Report: G7 is close to agreement on taxation of world’s largest companies

Ministers attend the start of a plenary session on day two of the G-7 foreign and development ministers meeting at Lancaster House in London, 05 May 2021. [EPA-EFE/HOLLIE ADAMS / POOL]

Group of Seven countries are close to reaching agreement on the corporate taxation of multinationals, clearing the way for a global deal later in the year, the Financial Times reported.

After the United States agreed to accept a minimum rate of at least 15%, France, Germany and Italy said the new proposal was a good basis for sealing an international deal by July.

Britain said it welcomed the United States’ commitment to finding a solution, but did not comment specifically on the US proposal.

“The world is closer than ever before to a global minimum tax,” US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on 22 May.

“Great to hear the positive reception to our proposal,” he said on Twitter. “This is what it looks like to lead the world to end the race to the bottom.”

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