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Maria Coelho is an Economist in the Tax Policy Division of the Fiscal Affairs Department at the International Monetary Fund.

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The Benefits of Setting a Lower Limit on Corporate Taxation

June 9, 2021

AQIB ASLAM, Maria Coelho

On June 5, 2021, Finance Ministers from the Group of Seven major industrialized nations committed to a global minimum corporate tax rate on multinationals of at least 15 percent. While there are a number of details yet to be hammered out in broader global discussions, this historic agreement heralds an important step forward on the road to international corporate tax reform.