Boosting mineral revenues in Zambia: Policy options for a sustainable fiscal regime

Andrew Mwaba and Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa

No wp-2021-178, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Zambia has changed its mineral tax regime repeatedly during the past decades in a bid to raise mineral revenue, but with only modest success. This paper looks at what the country needs to do to create a mining fiscal regime that could sustain operations, boost output, and raise revenues without eroding investment and profitability in the mines. The paper argues that enhancing local ownership of the mines will help assuage resource nationalism while stabilizing the business environment overall.

Keywords: Fiscal regime; Investment; Mineral tax; Transfer pricing; low-carbon future; Mining taxation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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