G7 leaders backed fairer international tax system, Italy's Meloni said

Speaking at the end of the G7 summit, Meloni said a multilateral convention on a global minimum tax was ready to be signed off at a technical level. "It is now up to countries to express their political will. Italy's (support) is there and I hope it will be done as soon as possible," Meloni said.

Leaders of the Group of Seven gave strong political support for a fairer international taxation system, based on a global minimum tax, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday. Speaking at the end of the G7 summit, Meloni said a multilateral convention on a global minimum tax was ready to be signed off at a technical level.

"It is now up to countries to express their political will. Italy's (support) is there and I hope it will be done as soon as possible," Meloni said. (Writing by Keith Weir, editing by Gianluca Semeraro)