First meeting between Yuriko Backes and Pascal Saint-Amans of the OECD

On 11 January 2022, Yuriko Backes, newly appointed Minister of Finance, met with Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to discuss the current state-of-play of the international tax reform and next steps in its implementation. In October 2021, 137 countries and jurisdictions agreed to the plan to reform international tax rules with a two-pillar model and a global minimum tax rate of 15%.

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    Yuriko Backes, Minister of Finance

    Yuriko Backes, Minister of Finance

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    (fr. l. to r.) Yuriko Backes, Minister of Finance, and Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

    (fr. l. to r.) Yuriko Backes, Minister of Finance, and Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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    (fr. l. to r.) Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and Yuriko Backes, Minister of Finance

    (fr. l. to r.) Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and Yuriko Backes, Minister of Finance

Yuriko Backes said: "I am glad to have had this first fruitful exchange with Pascal Saint-Amans here in Luxembourg. We remain fully committed to the efforts of the OECD towards a fairer taxation of companies at the global level. Together with the EU as well as the OECD, Luxembourg will strive for a swift implementation of the global tax reform."

Pascal Saint-Amans said: "I am very happy I met Yuriko Backes, whom I wish all the best in her new role as Finance Minister. Luxembourg has been very constructive in its engagement on tax with the OECD and actively supported the international tax deal concluded recently. I very much look forward to continuing to work with Luxembourg as we move towards implementation."

Both Yuriko Backes and Pascal Saint-Amans took part in the conference "The new international tax framework and its impact on the Luxembourg tax policy" in the Chamber of Commerce organised by the Union des entreprises luxembourgeoises (UEL). In her opening speech, Minister Backes underlined that the OECD tax reform provides a coherent and standardized set of rules in which a healthy global tax competition can take place, thus ensuring a level playing field that is in the interest of open economies such as Luxembourg. Minister Backes highlighted "Global tax rules will help put the spotlight on Luxembourg's many advantages. As a stable, triple-A rated country with an open and diversified economy, Luxembourg has all the assets to stay attractive and competitive in the years ahead."

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