Broker of Global Tax Deal Quits With Accord’s Future Unclear

The chief broker of the international tax deal stepped down, saying the new architecture he negotiated is “here to last” even as implementation is delayed and questions remain over whether governments will follow through on pledges for reform.

Director of the OECD’s Center for Tax Policy and Administration Pascal Saint-Amans

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Pascal Saint-Amans will leave his position as director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at the end of October.

Over a decade in the role and 15 years at the OECD, he was front-and center of negotiations for a global minimum tax for corporations and new rules for levying multinational tech ...