At a time when multinational tax reform is bogged down in technical debates and political wargames, the global agreement brokered just under one year ago by the OECD found an unlikely staunch advocate in Paschal Donohoe during his budget speech this Tuesday. “Ireland has committed to the two-pillar agreement and has engaged intensively at OECD and EU level to follow through on this commitment,” the minister for finance told the Dáil. “The agreement is in line with Ireland’s long-standing position that co-ordinated multi-lateral action is the best approach to ensuring the international tax system keeps pace with changes in how…