Kazakhstan plans to introduce a royalty-based taxation system in the draft of its new Tax Code, replacing the current mineral extraction tax (MET), according to Kanat Sharlapaev, minister of industry and construction. The proposal was outlined during a recent government meeting.
The shift to royalties is a recommendation from the World Bank, aimed at attracting more investment to Kazakhstan’s mining industry. Kazakhstan still uses MET, although the most common international practice is to calculate taxes based on the value of extracted resources or a company’s revenue.
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