Facing a tax reform, Brazil’s mining and oil sectors strategize to lessen the new selective tax’s impact. This “sin tax” applies to goods seen as harmful, affecting even non-renewable resource extraction. The proposed rates could reach 1% of the market value of these resources. Mining companies aim to exempt exports from this tax, striving to […]
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