German Finance Minister Defends Minimum Tax Deal With US

Nov. 12, 2025, 5:15 PM UTC

Germany’s finance minister is “optimistic” a deal will be finalized that would exempt US companies from fundamental provisions of the EU’s 15% minimum corporate tax law.

“We have a clear agreement within the G-7, a clear agreement with the Americans, that we will find a common path,” Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said Wednesday outside of a Eurogroup ministers meeting in Brussels.

The EU adopted the levy as part of one half of a global tax deal negotiated at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The Group of 7 countries committed in June to developing a system that would ...

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