Malawis Mining Fiscal Regime: H1 2014

Published: Aug, 2014 | Pages: 14 | Publisher: Timetric
Industry: Mining | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

Synopsis
Timetric's Malawian fiscal regime report covers the governing bodies, law, licenses and tax-related information on two commodities: coal and uranium.

Summary
The Department of Mineral Resources, Energy and Environment is the main governing body for policy guidance and direction on all matters concerning Malawi's natural resources, energy, and environmental management. The Department of Mines, which comes under the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment, is responsible for the development of the mining industry, as well as the creation of a sustainable mining environment. The Mines and Mineral Act 1981 is the apex governing law for Malawi's mining industry.
Scope
The report outlines Malawi's governing bodies, governing laws, licenses and key fiscal terms which includes Royalty, Corporate Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, , Loss Carry Forward, Depreciation, Withholding Tax, Tax Incentives and Value Added Tax, VAT.
Reason To Buy
To get an overview of Malawi's mining fiscal regime.
Key Highlights
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment is the main body responsible for regulating mining in Malawi.
The Department of Mines was established with an aim to provide development of the mining industry, and to create a sustainable mining environment.
The Mines and Mineral Act 1981 include the main laws for mining regulations in Malawi. The Act makes provisions with respect to searching for mining minerals, repealing the mining act and certain others, and provides for matters connected thereto.

 1 Executive Summary 1
2 The Malawian Mining Industry - Governing Bodies 6
2.1 Ministry of tural Resources, Energy and Environment 6
2.1.1 Department of Mines 6
2.1.2 Department of Energy Affairs 6
2.1.3 Department of Geological Survey 6
2.1.4 Department of Environmental Affairs 6
3 The Malawian Mining Industry - Governing Law and Licenses 7
3.1 The Mines and Mineral Act 1981 7
3.2 Licenses 7
3.2.1 Reconissance License 7
3.2.2 Non-Exclusive Prospecting License and Claims 7
3.2.3 Exclusive Prospecting License 8
3.2.4 Mining License 8
4 The Malawian Mining Industry - Key Fiscal Terms 9
4.1 Royalty 9
4.2 Corporate Income Tax 9
4.3 Capital Gain Tax 9
4.4 Loss Carry Forward 9
4.5 Depreciation 9
4.6 Withholding Tax 10
4.7 Tax Incentives 10
4.8 Value Added Tax (VAT) 10
5 Appendix 11
5.1 What is this Report About? 11
5.2 Methodology 11
5.3 Secondary Research 11
5.4 Primary Research 12
5.5 Contact Timetric 12
5.6 About Timetric 12
5.7 Timetric's Services 13
5.8 Disclaimer 14


List of Tables
Table 1: The Mining Industry in Malawi - Fiscal Regime Terms and Other Taxes, 2014 1
Table 2: The Mining Industry in Malawi - Depreciation Tax (%), 2014 9
Table 3: The Mining Industry in Malawi - Withholding Tax (%), 2014 10