On Monday 5 April, speaking at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for a global corporate tax, which would mean that large companies would have to pay a certain amount in taxes regardless of where in the world they were based.
Such a policy, Yellen said, would “make sure the global economy thrives based on a more level playing field” and would end a decades-long race to the bottom.
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