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Windfall tax on Aussie miners falls flat

Frik Els | February 08, 2013 | 9:10 pm Energy Australia Coal Iron Ore 

The Australian government's windfall tax on coal and iron ore miners' so-called "superprofits" has raised a paltry $130 million over the first six months. The money raised to 31 December 2012 under the minerals resource rent tax (MRRT) compares to a...

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