ASM tax gap offers new route to higher mining revenue - Chamber of Mines
Kizito CUDJOE
The country could significantly increase mining revenue by closing the tax and formalisation gap in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) rather than placing a heavier fiscal burden on the relatively small number of large-scale producers, Ghana Chamber of Mines (GCM) has said.
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