The widely held belief that smallscale miners avoid government licensing solely to evade taxes is a “ridiculous misconception,” according to Professor Gavin Hilson, Chair of Sustainability in Business at the University of Surrey.
Professor Hilson has argued that the problem is rooted in a fundamental lack of trust and a failure by governments and Western-led initiatives to understand the “micro-economy” and “ecosystem” of ASM. He directly challenged the narrative that miners refuse licenses to avoid tax, pointing out that those operating in the informal economy are already burdened by various informal levies. “Miners that are in the inform……Read the details in the weekly ZBT edition Get your copy via link https://zambianbusinesstimes.com/subscribe_to_zambian…/
