Growth is returning to the mining sector, but companies face a transformed competitive and operating landscape. The need to improve shareholder returns will drive bold strategies to accelerate productivity, improve margins, focus on tax planning and better allocate capital to achieve long-term growth.

A brief description of major taxes applicable to mining companies in Kazakhstan is provided in the table below. This table is an extract from the Kazakhstan Mining tax guide prepared by EY. The full version of the guide, which covers the background of Kazakhstan’s mining industry, legislation and taxes relevant to companies working in the mining sector, is available on the EY website: www.ey.com/ru_kz/mining-metals

Authors: Aigerim Kabdiyeva, Senior Manager, Tax and Law, Ernst and Young.
Meiras Medeubayev, Manager, Tax and Law, Ernst and Young.