The head of the United Nations has called for a bigger role in shaping global tax policy, setting up a potential clash with the OECD, the Paris-based organisation that has led discussions for decades.
UN secretary-general António Guterres said in a draft report published yesterday: “Enhancing the UN’s role in setting and shaping global tax rules appears the most viable path for making international tax co-operation fully inclusive and more effective.”
The remarks follow criticisms from several developing countries that the OECD, which in 2021 unveiled a global deal aimed at forcing companies to pay their fair share of tax where they do business, was designed with its member countries in mind.