France's Le Maire urges G7 to seize opportunity for global tax deal

FILE PHOTO: French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire attends a news conference for the launching of the 2020 income tax campaign at the Bercy Finance Ministry in Paris, France, April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

PARIS (Reuters) - French finance minister Bruno Le Maire urged all members of the G7, which France is part of, to seize the opportunity to broker a deal on a global minimal corporate tax rate.

"A global agreement on corporate tax is in sight – let's make sure it happens", Le Maire said on his Twitter account.

(Reporting by Richard Lough; Writing by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)

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