Finance & economics | Fiscal feud

Developing countries take tax talks to the UN

They want more of a say

LAGOS, NIGERIA - SEPTEMBER 18: Nigerian Minister of Finance Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed speaks onstage at Global Citizen Live, Lagos on September 18, 2021 in Lagos, Nigeria. (Photo by Andrew Esiebo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)

Who makes the rules about international tax? For 60 years the answer has mostly been the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a club of rich countries. The rest of the world thinks that is unfair. Developing countries have long argued for a leading role for the UN, where they hope to have more of a say.

This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Fiscal feud”

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