Zambia's interim leader assents to new mining tax law

摘要

Zambia's interim leader Guy Scott hasassented to a new law that provides changes tothe country's mine tax regime which requiresmining fi rms to pay more taxes, the ZambiaDaily Mail reported. The interim Zambia leader has assentedinto law the Mines and Minerals DevelopmentAct, which signals that the country will havea new mining tax regime on January 1, 2015despite threat of operational and job cuts bymining fi rms.