
Royalties on the Zambian mining sector has caused tax revenue to increase by 46 per cent. (Image source: Mmj/ Flickr)
Tax revenue from Zambia’s copper-mining sector has undergone a 46 per cent leap, now totalling ZMK 35 billion (US$7.1 million) per month, as a result of the doubled mineral royalties that came into effect in April 2012