Global tax deal could get green light before G7 summit in Cornwall

UK is pushing for agreement to stop use of tax havens by companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon

A global tax deal that would impose a minimum 15% tax on the profits of big international tech companies could be given the green light ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall next month, as the UK government pushes for a deal.

Talks between the US president, Joe Biden, Boris Johnson and the other leaders of the richest seven nations are understood to be delicately balanced as they seek to hammer out a framework agreement before they meet in Carbis Bay on 11 June.