Saint-Amans adamant OECD will deliver on BEPS in two years as Commission lends cautious support

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Saint-Amans adamant OECD will deliver on BEPS in two years as Commission lends cautious support

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Pascal Saint-Amans, the OECD’s director for tax policy, today affirmed the base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) action plan will be completed in two years, while European Commission tax head Philip Kermode said he backs the plan as long as it does not interfere with member states’ EU treaty obligations.

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