G20 countries back global tax reform, says Germany’s finance minister
By DW
12 July 2021 |
3:40 pm
Finance ministers from the world's largest economies are now on board with the US push to fight tax havens. But there is "very little time" before it goes into effect in 2023, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz warns.
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