Ghana has accordingly created a good environment for investment. The mining sector was identified since then as a key sector to attract FDI and increase exports. The mining fiscal regime was then designed at that time to capture resource rents and promote FDI, and it has remained fairly stable since the mid-1980s.

Ghana's mining fiscal regime is concessionary, consisting of Company Income Tax (CIT) of 35%, royalty of 5% of gross market value of mineral sale, …

According to the 2017 Resource Governance Index (RGI), Ghana performs adequately in taxation in both the oil and gas, and the mining sector due to …

the fiscal regime; to monitor the allocation and disbursement of mining royalties to subnational entities; and to monitor payments for infrastructure improvements in ... Ghana's gold mining sector scored "weak" in the 2017 Resource Governance Index (RGI), behind the oil and gas sector, which achieved a "satisfactory" rating. The

Government will soon introduce a new fiscal regime for the mining sector to ensure Ghana derives maximum benefit from the extraction of her mineral resources, the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu ...

From ( l-r ), Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President, Ghana. Accra, Ghana, October 8, 2020//-The strict mining fiscal regime being embarked upon by Ghana since 2013 is yet to end the litany of heated debates on the benefits of mining resources to the socio-economic development of the country on the …

• The fiscal regime is the set of tools that determine how the revenues from oil and mining projects are shared between the government and companies. • There are a variety of fiscal tools that can be used to create a fiscal regime to govern oil and mining projects, including royalties, taxes, production sharing, and bonuses.

In April, Ghana's military launched a nationwide operation to clear illegal miners out of the country's water bodies, with Akufo-Addo seeking to ensure more environmental responsibility in the nation's mining sector. Prior to Ghana's 2020 election, risk analysis firm Fitch Solutions said that the re-election of Akufo-Addo "will foster ...

Chapter7. A must have, well-researched reference work, tracing fiscal regimes that have been associated with Ghana's long history of mining, documenting the rationale for changes that occurred, all the way from precolonial times, when traditional authorities in charge of the sector collected fiscal/pseudo-fiscal levies, through colonisation ...

ICLG - Mining Laws and Regulations - Ghana Chapter covers common issues in mining laws and regulations – including the acquisition of rights, ownership …

Existing fiscal regime for the mining sector does not promote equitable benefits sharing among the state, mining affected communities and the ... The policies governing the mining sector in Ghana have inherent gaps which limit the regulation of the sector and did not address the environmental, health, human rights,

Government will soon introduce a new fiscal regime for the mining sector to ensure Ghana derives maximum benefit from the extraction of her mineral resources, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu ...

MINING FISCAL REGIME(FISCAL INSTRUMENTS & INCENTIVES) FISCAL INSTRUMENT. APPLICABLE RATE. Mineral Royalty. 5%. Corporate Income Tax. 35%. Capital Allowance. 20% straight line on mining assets for 5 years.

Subject to any fiscal stability agreement, the mineral royalty rate is 5% of the total revenue earned from mining operations and is calculated for each year of assessment. A …

Accra, Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - The Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) has today, formally launched the country's 2020 Mining and Oil/Gas EITI reports, published on December 31, 2022. The MSG is a tripartite body made up of Government, Industry and Civil Society, with the …

C. Evaluation of the Fiscal Regime for Mining. 14. The fiscal regime is evaluated using the IMF's Fiscal Analysis of Resource Industries (FARI) methodology. FARI is a model developed by the IMF to quantitatively analyze the impact of the fiscal regime on a mining investment project and to draw a comparison with other fiscal regimes, both ...

Government is tightening the fiscal regime for Ghana's mining industry largely because it believes the industry is enjoying windfall profits because of the high gold price.

Taking participants through an overview of Ghana's mining sector and contributions of the sector to the economy, he said the sector serves the economy with an average of 7.9% of GDP, with 7% from gold alone. ... Political stability and support for mining and a robust legal & fiscal regime supportive of mining investment is relevant to ...

Government will soon introduce a new fiscal regime for the mining sector to ensure Ghana derives maximum benefit from the extraction of her mineral resources, the Vice President of the Republic has revealed. The paradigm shift in the thinking behind the utilisation of Ghana's mineral resources would seek to ensure value addition to the ...

In addition to these macro-economic problems, the mining sector had its specific challenges; there was lack of clearly defined legal and fiscal regimes, high front end …

"In addition, government will engage all mining companies to address the issue of dividend payment, exemptions and the whole mining sector fiscal regime," he said. The move comes as Ghana ...

the history of Ghana's fiscal regime for mining. with a sliding scale from 3 to 12 per cent.1 Next, the paper considers the existing regime in Another aspect of the regime was the ... mining sector fiscal regime'. The subsequent profits (before tax) on companies in certain amendment to the Mining Act, the Minerals and industries, including ...

Why Invest in Ghana Ghana is the preferred destination for a perfect blend of mineral resource potential, stable regulatory environment, favourable fiscal regime, and socially responsive mining in Africa. #1 Producer of Gold in Africa Currently, Ghana is the number one (1) gold producer, number three (3) manganese producer and number three (3) …

Voting 272-4-1, the lower chamber approved House Bill No. 8937, or the proposed measure enhancing the fiscal regime for the mining industry. The proposed measure will impose margin-based royalties ...

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This book analyzes the legal and fiscal frameworks for hard-rock mining in several African countries including Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Liberia, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, with reference to other resource-rich countries. It engages in ...

2 hours agoResponding to questions on the contribution of mining to the economic development of the country, Dr Koney pointed to the sector's fiscal payment of taxes, which according to the Ghana Revenue ...

Government will soon introduce a new fiscal regime for the mining sector to ensure Ghana derives maximum benefit from the extraction of her mineral resources, the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed. The paradigm shift in the thinking behind the utilisation of Ghana's mineral resources would seek to ensure value addition …

Fiscal Regime – key aspects: • Government carried interest - the government is given 10% carried interest in the rights and obligations of mineral operations in Ghana. ... Performance of the Mining Industry in 2020 (Ghana Chamber of Mines): • Gold output by the large-scale mining sector decreased by 4.8% from 2.98 million oz in 2019 to 2. ...

base and favourable fiscal regime, significant mining investments had been attracted into the country over some 30 years since the Third Jungle Boom. Ghana has not been able …