Kwale miner seeks royalty cut over Sh1.7bn VAT refund

Base Titanium plant at Nguluku Maumba, Kwale. file photo |

Mining firm Base Resources is seeking a reduction of the rate at which it pays royalties to the Kenyan government in the wake of a Sh1.7 billion VAT refund due to the Australian multinational.

The firm, which mines mineral sands in the Kenyan coastal town of Kwale through its subsidiary Base Titanium, currently pays royalty at the rate of 2.5 per cent.

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