A global tax-reform plan is expected to be approved at the G20 Finance Ministers’ Summit on Friday and Saturday in Venice, Italy. Photo: AFP
A global tax-reform plan is expected to be approved at the G20 Finance Ministers’ Summit on Friday and Saturday in Venice, Italy. Photo: AFP

Global minimum tax: Ireland and other holdouts face mounting pressure to fall in line

  • With its relatively low 12.5 per cent corporate tax, Ireland does not want to lose out on foreign direct investment by agreeing to impose a 15 per cent tax on multinationals
  • Other notorious tax havens have already signed up, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Switzerland

A global tax-reform plan is expected to be approved at the G20 Finance Ministers’ Summit on Friday and Saturday in Venice, Italy. Photo: AFP
A global tax-reform plan is expected to be approved at the G20 Finance Ministers’ Summit on Friday and Saturday in Venice, Italy. Photo: AFP
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