United States President Joe Biden says the current tax system “is not fair”.
“The idea that in 2020, 55 of the largest corporations in America, the Fortune 500, made $US40 billion in profits and paid zero in federal taxes,” Mr Biden said. “But now because of the law I signed, billion-dollar companies have to pay a minimum of 15 per cent – God love them.
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