Word of the Day (backstop)-31OCT21

Word of the Day (backstop)-31OCT21

Today’s “Word of the Day” is “backstop” and it is a verb meaning “support, help, assist, back, bolster, prop up, reinforce; to act/serve as a backstop (emergency plan) to”.

Example Sentence: The new global tax agreement consists of two pillars, of which the second is the most important. It backstops the corporate tax rate at 15% across the world by letting governments impose a “top-up” tax on home companies that pay lower than 15% tax on profits they declare abroad. So, if an American company pays only 5% taxes on profits that it declares as that of its subsidiary in Ireland, the U.S. government will now be able to impose a 10% additional tax on these profits.

Word of the Day (backstop)-31OCT21

This word is present in The Hindu article Explained | Why do governments want a global minimum corporate tax rate? and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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