FOG BLOG G7 SUMMIT LOG: TRUDEAU MEETS UP WITH OTHER G7 LEADERS IN CORNWALL ENGLAND!
G7 summit 2021 in Cornwall — as it happened
Leaders started the three-day event in the UK with global pandemic recovery high on the agenda, including a commitment to share 1 billion vaccine doses with poorer countries.......G7 leaders expected to announce donation of 1 billion vaccine doses
Rebuilding the post-COVID economy a key topic for the summit
Queen Elizabeth hosted a dinner for the leaders in the evening
British PM Johnson says G7 economies should "bounce back strongly" from pandemic
Western powers to push for global tax on corporations
G7 leaders are set to endorse a proposal by US President Joe Biden to impose a 15% minimum global tax on corporations, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
"America is rallying the world to make big multinational corporations pay their fair share so we can invest in our middle class at home," Sullivan tweeted.
G7 finance ministers have already signaled their support to the plan. However, Biden is likely to face strong resistance at home while attempting to push the initiative through the US Congress.
Queen Elizabeth II hosts dinner reception
Queen Elizabeth II hosted the G7 leaders and their spouses at an evening reception and dinner closed to most media.
The Queen was joined by Prince Charles and Prince William at the reception held at Cornwall's Eden Project, an environmental education center about 56 kilometers (72 miles) from the summit venue at Carbis Bay.
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