BARRY FITZGERALD

BHP stung by Queensland coal tax hike, but Chile's copper hike more telling

BHP continued its attack on Queensland's cream-removing coal royalty hike in this week's June quarterly report but was silent on Chile's proposal for a similar cream-removing hike in its copper tax regime, writes <b>Barry FitzGerald</b>.

Barry FitzGerald
BHP's large Escondida mine in Chile

BHP's large Escondida mine in Chile

Fair enough, the Queensland hike took effect from July 1 while the change in Chile remains a proposal which first needs to win over a divided Congress before seeing the light of day. ‘‘The near tripling...

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