Global deal on 15% minimum tax rate for multinationals edges closer

Almost 140 countries understood to be in final OECD talks on measures to stop firms moving profits to tax havens

Almost 140 countries are edging closer to a global deal on the taxation of multinationals, with agreement on a minimum 15% rate of corporation tax set to be announced as part of a landmark statement at the OECD in Paris on Friday.

Governments representing more than 90% of the world economy are understood to be in the final stages of talks on a global minimum rate and other measures designed to stop multinationals shifting profits into tax havens.