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Global tax talks in 10-day sprint as rich nations seek interim agreement

Governments around the world are jostling to safeguard their tax sovereignty and win a bigger share of levies on tech giants.

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Illustration: Ajay Mohanty

Isabel Gottlieb and William Horobin | Bloomberg
Negotiations among more than 100 countries to overhaul global taxation are facing key questions as rich nations seek to persuade many developing economies to reach a preliminary deal in the next 10 days.

In the final stretch of talks, governments around the world are jostling to safeguard their tax sovereignty and win a bigger share of levies on tech giants. The maneuvering is making it harder for officials to win over some key countries, including India and China, which have reservations about an accord.

Technical talks hosted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development aim to upend decades of