Mining Royalty is not Tax: Analyzing the Supreme Court Judgment

Lekha Chakraborty ()
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Abstract: Against the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court ruling that royalty on mining leases is not a tax, the existing mining royalty regime in India is analysed. Royalty is based on economic rent and is designed on the basis of multiple regimes, including ad valorem, tonnage-based, and profit-based across countries, and is not a tax. The buoyancy estimates of mining royalty revealed that structural reforms in the mining sector can augment revenue generation to the states. Further debates are required to analyse the rates and base of the mining royalty regime in India, given that resource-rich states in India remain income-poor.

Pages: 15
Date: 2025-01
Note: Working Paper 423, 2025
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