The group of the seven richest countries in the world (known informally as G-7) will announce this Friday during its meeting in the United Kingdom its intention to donate 1 billion vaccines against the coronavirus to nations with fewer resources.
The initiative is led by the president, Joe Biden, who already officially announced on Thursday the donation of 500 million doses from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer;
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson later pledged at least $ 100 million more.
"We are going to help the world emerge from this pandemic by working together with our global partners," Biden said.
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The G-7, made up of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, also plans to approve the application of a minimum global tax of 15% to multinationals, according to the White House.
This initiative aims to prevent large companies from using tax havens and other traps to evade taxes.
They would be obliged to pay it regardless of where they have their base established.
"This US priority is a crucial step in ending decades of competition between countries to offer the lowest tax to large corporations at the expense of protecting workers, investing in infrastructure and fostering the growth of the middle class," he said. the White House in a note sent to the press.
The group will also address the fight against climate change,
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The G-7 summit, the first in two years after last year's was canceled by the pandemic, will end on Sunday.
Biden will then travel to Brussels to participate in the NATO summit on Monday, and on Wednesday he will meet in Geneva with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
With information from NBC and The Associated Press.