Congo State miner says it paid $263m in tax advances
PORT LOUIS – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s state-owned mining company rejected allegations that there are discrepancies in its financial statements, saying it paid $263-million in tax advances over a five-year period.
Congo is the world’s biggest miner of cobalt, used in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, and Africa’s main copper producer. State miner Gecamines has often faced criticism for its management of revenues generated from Congo’s natural resources.
Gecamines told the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative that it paid $109-million between 2009 and 2014 to the Treasury, while a report last year mentioned an amount of $372-million, according to a coalition of non-governmental organizations, Cogep, on Friday. Cogep is among several non-governmental organisations that say the tax advances should be paid to tax authorities, and not directly to the central bank, as is currently the case.
The company dismissed the group’s criticism in a 15-page report on its Twitter account Saturday, saying it didn’t need to declare $263-million in advance taxes it had paid to the state over the period to the EITI, and its books were in order. The EITI promotes good governance in the mining industry.
In addition, Gecamines is undergoing an “organisational overhaul” by simplifying its procedures, attracting younger employees and completing a new investment program that’s resulted in a production capacity of 40 000 t of copper since March, it said in its report.
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