ITR Global Tax 50 2020-21: Pascal Saint-Amans

January 04 2021

Saint-Amans predicts that environment taxes will become a global priority in the next decade

The director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration talks to ITR about pillar one and pillar two, inclusivity in tax, and the power of the coffee break.

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