Finance ministers from the G7 countries met face-to-face for the first since the pandemic. A key issue on the agenda is possible tax rules for major multinationals.
G-7 starts 2-day finance talks with focus on int l corporate tax
Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations started a two-day in-person meeting on Friday in London focusing on the introduction of a global minimum corporate tax rate.
Aside from the tax issue, continuing support for vulnerable countries amid the global economic recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and joint action to ensure tackling climate change are also among the agenda items, the British government said in a press release on Thursday.
A statement is expected to be released on Saturday after the first face-to-face talks among the G-7 finance chiefs since 2019 are concluded, according to Japanese government sources.
Speaking to the Spectator, Simon Jenkins today criticised the involvement of left-wing politics in organisations such as the National Trust - which he chaired for six years between 2008 and 2014.
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