READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with Finance Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman

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   June 29, 2021

 

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READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with Finance Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman

WASHINGTON – Earlier today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with Finance Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman. Secretary Yellen discussed that the United States and India have a shared interest in implementing a robust global minimum tax. The Secretary stressed the importance of partnership with India in the G20 and OECD to seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to remake the international tax system to help the global economy thrive.

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