Estonia Seeks More Time, More Agency on Global Minimum Tax (1)

The Estonian government called for more decision-making power over whether to impose the 15% global minimum tax.

The Baltic nation and several other small EU countries already have an extension to 2030 for implementing the tax, and Estonia said they should be granted a further delay. It also said the EU should consider opening its global minimum tax directive for changes.

“The issue has become one of European competitiveness, as other major economies are not applying the minimum tax in the same way,“ Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi said in a Thursday news release, referring to talks underway at the ...