G-20 Chair and President of Australia, Tony Abbott rolled out his goals for the upcoming Finance Ministers Summit in Sydney Australia.

Infrastructure spending is critical to modernizing commerce and enabling better transportation of goods within countries.

Digitizing global commerce will help streamline and simplify tax structures and provide for more efficient trade.

Cracking down on tax evasion and tax havens.

Multilateral trade pacts will benefit companies and countries who act locally, think globally and positively impact all parties to the deal.

Japan plays a pivotal role in infrastructure spending and knowledge of trade liberalization practices and help in staving off a protectionist mentality.

Please see the complete letter from President Tony Abbott:

– By Julien David

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/opinion/AJ201402070034

Finance Ministers, G20, Pres Tony Abbott, Sydney