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Doubts Escalate Over Timeline for Implementing Global Tax Deal

  • Top OECD tax official says achieving compliance will be tough
  • Saint-Amans expresses confidence EU will follow through
Director of the OECD's Center for Tax Policy and Administration Pascal Saint-Amans

Director of the OECD's Center for Tax Policy and Administration Pascal Saint-Amans

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The top tax official at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development signaled his uncertainty over whether national governments will keep to the agreed timetable for implementing a historic global tax agreement, yet he warned there was no going back on the deal if officials wanted to avoid a further breakdown of international tax rules.