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Belt and Road Initiative countries face tax incentive conundrums due to pillar two, but relatively few countries would seek to scrap the project, ITR has heard
China and a clutch of EU nations have voiced dissent after Estonia shot down the US side-by-side deal; in other news, HMRC has awarded companies contracts to help close the tax gap
Major economies have expressed concerns, with China arguing a US global minimum tax exemption would be a violation of the principle of fair competition – ITR understands
A lack of commitment from major jurisdictions and the associated compliance burden are obstacles facing the OECD initiative
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    The past year has seen a further evolution in China’s tax treaties, in particular in integrating impactful BEPS permanent establishment (PE) changes. The maturity of work on global tax reforms hints at more profound changes ahead, write Chris Xing and Conrad Turley.
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