Zimbabwe Lithium Exporters Seek Tax Delay Until Refineries Start
Miners in Zimbabwe are urging the government to defer an export tax on lithium concentrate until plants that will refine the material into battery-grade products in the country come online.
The Zimbabwe Lithium Exporters — an industry association representing companies such as Chengxin Lithium Group — is asking for the 5% levy aimed at fostering a domestic refining industry to be delayed for two and a half years, according to a request to the mines and finance ministries.
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