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Macron’s Push for EU to Implement Global Tax Deal Hits Hurdles

Implementing minimum corporate tax is a priority for France
Some EU states want progress on another part of the deal

Emmanuel Macron at the European Council Building in Brussels in December 2021. — Emmanuel Macron at the European Council Building in Brussels in December 2021.Photographer: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images

By

William Horobin,

Jorge Valero, and

Christopher Condon

January 17, 2022, 10:50 AM UTC

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European Union countries are skeptical that President Emmanuel Macron will be able to use France’s six-month presidency of the bloc to jumpstart the implementation of a minimum corporate tax, adding to risks of delays to the broader global overhaul.