Vietnam blocks exports by foreign gold miner over huge back taxes
Two major foreign-invested gold mining companies in the central province of Quang Nam will not be allowed to resume exports until they pay VND387 billion (US$16.93 million) in back taxes, a government spokesman confirmed at a press conference on 27 November.
Nguyen Van Nen was responding to a question about the central bank’s recent proposal to let Bong Mieu and Phuoc Son export 375 kilograms of gold so they could have money to pay taxes.
