Fidèle Gouandjika denounces diamond, gold and timber smuggling
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Corbeaunews Centrafrique
Central African presidential adviser Fidèle Gouandjika says smuggling and corruption are reducing public revenue from diamonds, gold and timber. Speaking about the first 100 days of the Moloua 3 government, he called for stronger taxation and controls, according to his statement published on Facebook by Corbeaunews Centrafrique.
Fidèle Gouandjika, a minister adviser to the Central African presidency, accused smuggling and corruption of depriving the state of revenue from diamonds, gold and timber. He made the criticisms in a statement on the first 100 days of the Moloua 3 government, published on Facebook by Corbeaunews Centrafrique.
Gouandjika believes taxes applied to the mining and forestry sectors should be increased. He also called for stricter checks on gold-mining permits, whose issuance requirements he considers insufficiently clear.
The minister adviser questioned where dividends from gold and diamond mining go. He said profits made by actors in these sectors do not translate into public revenue commensurate with the resources extracted, reports Corbeaunews Centrafrique.
The criticism follows Gouandjika’s previous statements, in which he asserted his freedom of expression on 18 October. Gouandjika on his freedom to speak is the earlier development most directly linked to this new statement.
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