米財務長官発言を評価　法人税下げ競争阻止へ「いい流れ」―麻生財務相

　麻生太郎財務相は６日の閣議後記者会見で、イエレン米財務長官が法人税に関し国際的な最低税率の導入を呼び掛ける考えを示したことについて、「（法人税率の）引き下げ競争を止める意味でもいい流れだ」と評価した。また、巨大ＩＴ企業などの課税逃れを防ぐため経済協力開発機構（ＯＥＣＤ）で検討している国際課税ルールの議論の前進につながるとの見方を示した。（2021/04/06-12:21）

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday welcomed U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's remarks on her country's move to seek a global minimum corporate tax rate.
   The U.S. move represents "good momentum toward stopping the race for lower corporate tax rates," Aso told a news conference.
   Aso said that the move could also help to advance talks at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on international taxation rules to block tax avoidance by major information technology firms.
   Yellen suggested in an online speech Monday that she will call for the introduction of a global minimum corporate tax rate at a teleconference among Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs set for Wednesday.
   Japan's effective corporate tax rate is relatively high among the Group of Seven advanced economies, while its ratio of debt to gross domestic product is estimated at 266.2 pct for 2020, the worst among the G-7 members.