Georgian, Spanish finance ministers discuss cooperation in field of taxation
Khutsishvili briefed his colleague on the measures taken by Georgia to overcome the challenges in the region and stressed the importance of the automatic exchange of financial reporting information between the countries to prevent tax evasion. Photo: Finance ministry
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The cooperation in the field of taxation between Georgia and Spain was discussed on Wednesday by the Georgian finance minister Lasha Khutsishvili and his Spanish counterpart María Jesús Montero, the finance ministry said.
The parties expressed readiness to “further deepen” the existing cooperation in the meeting, held within the framework of the 15th plenary meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Information Exchange for Tax Purposes in Seville.
Khutsishvili briefed his colleague on the measures taken by Georgia to overcome the challenges in the region and stressed the importance of the automatic exchange of financial reporting information between the countries to prevent tax evasion.
Earlier today, the Georgian finance minister reviewed the post-pandemic economic challenges in the country in his address at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development high-level panel discussion on Overcoming the Current and New Challenges of Transparency and Information Exchange.
Georgian finance minister Lasha Khutsishvili on Wednesday reviewed the post-pandemic economic challenges in the country in his address at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development high-level panel discussion on Overcoming the Current and New Challenges of Transparency and Information Exchange.
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