OECD

  The decision by the administration of United States President Donald Trump to formally withdraw the U.S. from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) global tax agreement marks a turning point in international tax coordination. The move, however, is not a surprise. Congressional Republicans and President Trump have never supported the OECD’s Inclusive Framework. […]

  For decades, the European Commission and international groups like the World Trade Organization and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have stood against state subsidies for domestic industries. They correctly emphasized that subsidies are economically distortive, undermine fair competition, favor politically connected businesses or sectors over others and slow economic growth. Policymakers have not always succeeded at limiting […]