EVENTS COVERAGE

2020 elevates resource taxation reform urgency, IGF panel says

Rapid technological change, higher COVID-induced economic morbidity in developing and developed countries, and an opportunity to reset mineral taxation ahead of an expected low-carbon minerals boom are all factors that have increased the urgency of debate about optimum resource taxation measures this year, the 2020 Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) annual general meeting heard.