Lusaka—Mining companies in Zambia are withholding over $630 million meant for in- vestment in the sector after the introduction of new duties and royalties as fears heighten over the introduction of the gross sales tax on September 1, Zambian Chamber of Mines CEO Sokwani Chilembo said Wednesday. Amid repeated appeals for dialogue with the Zambian government by mining operators over the regulations the security of tenure on investment remains uncertain. “There’s no feedback yet on this matter which has impacted negatively on the industry,” Chilembo told S&P Global Platts. “We projected before the budget, over US$630 million for investment in new and old projects but many companies have not released it.”
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机译：赞比亚的卢萨卡矿业公司在引入新职责和特许权使用费后，在该部门扣留了超过6.3亿美元，因为恐惧在9月1日引入促进销售税的担忧后，赞比亚矿业首席执行官Sokwani Chilembo表示 周三。 在通过采矿经营者对法规对对话对话的对话中，对对话的对话进行了规定，投资权的安全仍然不确定。 “目前没有反馈对该行业产生负面影响的这件事，”Chilembo告诉S＆P Global Platts。 “我们在预算之前预测，超过6.3亿美元用于新旧项目的投资，但许多公司没有发布它。”
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