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Brazil considering iron ore export tax?

Mineweb | April 02, 2011 | 3:43 pm Latin America Iron Ore 

Brazil's government is considering creating an iron ore export tax meant to spur investment in local steel production, a leading Brazilian newspaper reported on Friday. Advisors to President Dilma Rousseff have asked the finance ministry to study a measure that...

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