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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073On 21 March 2023, pursuant to the provisions of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, the Cabinet of Kenya approved Kenya's proposed ratification of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (commonly referred to as the MLI).The Cabinet approval comes approximately three (3) …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved amendment of Second Schedule of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 ('MMDR Act') for specifying rate of royalty in respect of 3 critical and strategic minerals, namely, Lithium, Niobium and Rare Earth Elements (REEs).
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the amendment of Second Schedule to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 ('MMDR Act') for specifying rate of royalty in respect of 12 critical and strategic minerals, viz., Beryllium, Cadmium, Cobalt, Gallium, Indium, Rhenium, …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Cabinet Approves Royalty Rates for Mining of 3 Critical Minerals; the auction rate for lithium has been decided at 3% of London Metal Exchange price, Niobium's at 3% of average sale price, and that of rare earth elements at 1% of average sale price of rare-earth oxide ... (which are listed in Part D of the First Schedule of the Act), including ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The Cabinet vacated the prohibition on mining using traditional and customary means known as Artisanal mining. Cabinet approved the proposal that the miners be encouraged to form co-operatives or groups, which will in turn receive group permits. ... The Cabinet authorized partial lifting of the moratorium on issuance of new …
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