Bruno Le Maire had made it "
an absolute priority
" for the French presidency of the European Union.
Less than two weeks from the end of this “PFUE”, it is failure.
The veto of a single country - Hungary of Viktor Orban - prevented, this Friday, the Ministers of Finance of the Twenty-Seven from adopting the draft directive on the global minimum tax of 15% on the profit of the companies.
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The Hungarian veto is "
a surprise
", commented Bruno Le Maire, current president of this Council of Finance Ministers.
“
Nothing could justify it
” because “
Hungary had given its agreement
” to the tax reform project “
during previous meetings
”.
For the boss of Bercy, the attitude of the government of Viktor Orban is purely political since according to him "
there is no longer any technical difficulty
" on the text.
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