Zambia Says Tax Avoidance Led by Miners Costs $2 Billion a Year

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Zambia, Africa’s biggest copper producer, said it’s losing as much as $2 billion annually to tax avoidance, with the mining industry the biggest culprit.

Only one or two mining operations are actually declaring positive earnings, Deputy Finance Minister Miles Sampa told reporters in Lusaka today.