Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aso said that each country will have an interest before a group formed by OECD = Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries discusses international tax rules such as the introduction of a minimum corporate tax rate this week. He walked over and expressed his hope that a broad agreement would be reached.
Regarding the revision of international tax rules, at the G7 = Finance Ministers' Meeting of the seven major countries held in the United Kingdom in June, the minimum tax rate common to each country to stop the competition for corporate tax reduction was "15%". We agreed on the policy of "above."
The theme will be a group of about 140 countries and territories, including OECD member countries, to hold an online negotiation meeting this week to discuss, focusing on how far each country can come together. ..
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 29th, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aso said, "It is quite difficult for international organizations to decide on the tax autonomy of each country,'That's no good, this way.' May be lost, "he said, pointing out the difficulty of negotiations.
On that basis, Minister Aso said, "I have high hopes that the outline will be agreed upon if each country does not come close to each other." He expressed his expectation that the agreement would be reached.