OECD Defends Record on Tax Policy in Response to UN Criticism (1)

The OECD has a “proven record of enabling significant change,” Manal Corwin, the organization’s top tax official said in response to a United Nations draft report that argued it doesn’t adequately address the needs of developing countries.

But the UN said in an emailed statement Monday that the report is not “about criticism of any organization or competition between them,” but rather is an honest assessment on international tax cooperation from a wide range of stakeholders.”

The draft report states that the UN should play a bigger role in setting and shaping global tax rules and lays out three options ...