Trade Secrets News Letter - Can Republicans Squash the Deal?

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It will have to go through capital hill in two separate parts. The agreement on a minimum global corporate tax and the part that says other countries can tax all companies based on where they make sales. That has to go through as a treaty, and it requires a two thirds majority in the senate. It's already got these republican senators coming out against what they see so far. Andand can republican squash the deal? Amy williams is the f t us Trade correspondent. She writes our trade secrets news letter.

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