A group of House lawmakers is headed to Paris over recess to discuss the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s global tax deal, which has met Republican opposition in Congress.
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Nearly 140 countries agreed to the two-part deal in October 2021 to tackle profit-shifting among the world’s largest multinational corporations, including through a new global minimum tax.
The details of “Pillar One,” which is meant to reallocate large multinational companies’ residual profits, are still under negotiation. A critical mass of countries would need to ratify the multilateral treaty portion ...