Em 24 de julho, a nova lei de mineração de Ruanda (no . 072/2024 de 26 de junho de 2024) entrou em vigor . A nova lei de mineração estipula que o governo pode ser responsável por um projeto de mineração, e a nova participação e o modo é determinado pelo departamento de investimento do governo.} minerals. In addition, the new mining law increases penalties for illegal mining and illegal mineral trading, with offences such as illegal mining punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to 80 million Rwandan francs, while illegal mineral trading can result in up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to 150 million Rwandan francs. Moreover, the O governo tem o poder de dissolver as empresas consideradas culpadas de atividades ilegais de mineração .
The Minerals Tax Act 2024 came into effect on July 5. The new Mineral Tax Law has expanded the tax base, including gems, energy minerals, etc. into the scope of payment of equity funds, and added new taxes on mineral export taxes. The Minerals Tax Act 2013 provides for an equity premium rate for base metals, gold and diamonds of 4% for base metals and 6% for gold and diamonds. The Minerals Tax Act 2024 will reduce the rate of base metal equity gold to 3%, gold to 0.5%, gemstones (including diamonds) to 2%, platinum group metals and rare earths to 2%, and energy minerals (lithium, cobalt, manganese, graphite) to 3%. A mineral O imposto de exportação é imposto para incentivar o processamento local a agregar valor, 2% para metais base, metais de grupo de platina, minerais de energia, 3% para pedras preciosas, 1% para terras raras e 0,5% para o ouro.
