130 countries around the world — including, crucially, China and India — have agreed on a 15% minimum corporate tax rate, in a move designed to prevent what Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called a "self-defeating international tax competition."
Why it matters: Corporations will have to pay tax of at least 15% no matter where they operate in the world. The OECD framework, agreed to Thursday but many years in the making, includes penalties for companies and jurisdictions attempting to bypass the rule.
