Company headquarters do not matter
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USA propose worldwide corporate tax of at least 15 percent
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US President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington on Thursday.
Photo: AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
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Washington A minimum tax for companies has so far failed in the EU in countries with particularly business-friendly tax rates. A US proposal is now hoping for an agreement – it should apply worldwide.
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In the debate about a worldwide minimum tax for companies, the US proposed a quota of at least 15 percent. However, “more ambitious discussions” would be required and a higher rate, said the US Treasury Department on Thursday after a meeting on the subject in the framework of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The government of President Joe Biden had recently proposed a minimum tax of 21 percent. However, experts said 15 percent is a more realistic figure.
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Under the umbrella of the industrial nations organization OECD, almost 140 countries are striving for a tax reform with two pillars, a global minimum tax and a new form of taxation of digital services. The EU has so far avoided setting the minimum tax precisely. Above all, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Ireland are slowing down because there are comparatively low tax rates.
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However, EU Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni and Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz have recently been confident of reaching an agreement. “We have powerful allies, especially the United States of America,” said Scholz.
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