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10/7/2021

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with Estonia Finance Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus | U.S. …

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with
Estonia Finance Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus
October 6, 2021

WASHINGTON – Earlier today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with
Estonia Finance Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus to discuss the importance of reaching a
deal to reshape the global tax system. Secretary Yellen conveyed how achieving consensus
on a global minimum tax is a top priority, and that it would stop the race to the bottom on
corporate taxes and restore equity for the middle class and working-class people both in the
U.S. and around the world. In advance of the OECD Inclusive Framework meeting later this
week and leading up to the G20 Leader’s Meeting at the end of October, Secretary Yellen also
conveyed that e orts to improve the global tax regime would also ensure that profitable
corporations pay their fair share and provide governments with the resources to invest in
their people and economies.
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