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4/20/2021

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Fin…

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Grant Robertson
April 19, 2021

Earlier today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with New Zealand Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Finance, Grant Robertson. Secretary Yellen conveyed her intention to
work with Deputy Prime Minister Robertson on tackling priority issues both the United States
and New Zealand face including ending the pandemic, supporting the global economic
recovery, fighting growing income inequality, and forcefully addressing the threat of climate
change. The Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary Yellen reviewed ongoing e orts to support
a global minimum corporate tax. Secretary Yellen thanked Deputy Prime Minister Robertson
for ongoing e orts hosting the APEC forum this year, and noted her interest in working
closely with New Zealand across multilateral forums to advance shared interests.
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