Distribution of mineral extraction revenue: overview of international practice

V. Churin¹, N. Vysotskaya², Yu. Sizova³, E. Danilina⁴, D. Gorelov⁵

¹Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University, Moscow, Russian Federation

²Moscow Metropolitan Governance University, Moscow, Russian Federation

³Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation

⁴MIREA – Russian Technological University, Moscow, Russian Federation

⁵Institute of Educational Technologies and Humanities, Moscow, Russian Federation

Min. miner. depos. 2019, 13(2):66-74

https://doi.org/10.33271/mining13.02.066

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ABSTRACT

Purpose. To study basic principles and conditions of the efficiency of the system to redistribute mineral extraction revenue including the countries with lower levels of welfare.

Methods. The research applies a method of qualitative and quantitative analysis of the scientific literature, data by the Natural Resource Governance Institute, national reports according to the Extractive Industries Transparency Ini-tiative, and open Internet sources. Taxation schemes for mineral extraction revenue as well as the most important tendencies in the schemes changes over the recent years were considered. Distributions of the resource taxes in terms of the state administration levels as well as vertical distribution of budget receipts from the development of natural resources were analyzed. The countries distributing tax receipts from the mineral extraction in favour of the local authorities were selected as the object of the research.

Findings. It has been determined that in the majority of countries, payments from mineral extraction are sent to the national-level institutions being distributed back to the mining areas or neighbouring territories. It has been pointed out that certain countries send a share of the mining income to the local budgets automatically using the formulas based on the objective indicators such as amount of population, amount of budget receipts from the area, poverty rate or geographical position. It has been identified that the basic principle of the system of resource use taxation to provide social welfare is represented by the optimal taxation scheme stimulating the production and maximizing the income which share is redistributed in favour of the society to cover all the local administration levels.

Originality.The comparative analysis and determination of the recent data of distribution of budget receipts from mineral resources in terms of the developing countries.

Practical implications. The obtained results may favour the scientific substantiation of the strategy to distribute mineral extraction revenue, planning of the development of mineral and raw material complex of the Central Asian countries; moreover, they may be useful while assessing the efficiency of investment projects of the field development.

Keywords: mineral resources, taxation, extractive industries transparency, distribution of taxes, budget receipts

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