G7’s ‘seismic’ tax deal: what will it mean for the world’s biggest companies?

Proposed minimum global level of corporate tax will target multinationals and tech giants

G7 finance ministers met at Lancaster House in London
G7 finance ministers met at Lancaster House in London
(Image credit: Henry Nicholls/Reuters)

The G7 group of wealthy nations struck a deal at the weekend that would create a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15% and make the world’s largest multinational companies pay more tax in each country they operate in.

Finance ministers met in London to discuss the tax reforms and the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak hailed the agreement as “seismic” and “truly historic”.

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Mike Starling is the former digital features editor at The Week. He started his career in 2001 in Gloucestershire as a sports reporter and sub-editor and has held various roles as a writer and editor at news, travel and B2B publications. He has spoken at a number of sports business conferences and also worked as a consultant creating sports travel content for tourism boards. International experience includes spells living and working in Dubai, UAE; Brisbane, Australia; and Beirut, Lebanon.