Zambia to stop export duty on precious gemstones, Gemfields says
Duty no longer applicable from start of next year
19 December 2019 - 08:06
South African gemstone miner Gemfields Group said on Thursday that the Zambian government has suspended a 15% export duty on gemstones, excluding diamonds, from January 1 next year.
Miners say the duty, announced in a September 2018 budget, has hurt their operations — one pain point in a wider dispute with the mining industry over tax rates...
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