By ROGERS KALEROMINING Companies on the Copperbelt must rump up production following the scrapping off of Mineral Royalty Tax (MRT) in the 2022 national budget, Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga has saidAnd NFC Africa Mining Chief Executive officer Hu Guobin said the mining firm had set up investment of more than K1.4 billion aimed at creating employment and contributing to economic developmentMr Mulenga said with the government having withdrawn MRT, it was imperative that mining firms reciprocate by rumping up production which would in turn contribute to job creation and revenue base of the government He was speaking on Thursday when he met management at NFC Africa Mining in Chambishi for a familiarisation tour of it’s operations. “The New Dawn Government will not only build the economy of the country through taxation but by setting up businesses that would in the process thrive by creating employment.“Having said this, I would like to challenge the mining […]
MINING COMPANIES PRODDED TO WORK HARDER
