WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Estonian Finance Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus on Wednesday that it was important to reach a deal to reshape the global tax system to ensure that corporations pay their fair share, the Treasury said in a statement. Estonia has thus far opposed OECD discussions surrounding a 15% global minimum corporate tax, arguing in favor of exemptions from the system. “Secretary Yellen conveyed how achieving consensus on a global minimum tax is a top priority, and that it would stop the race to the bottom in corporate taxes and restore equity for the middle class and working-class people both in the U.S. and around the world,” the Treasury said. (Reporting by David Lawder; Editing by Leslie Adler) Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.