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Minerals Council slams Victoria's gold tax plan

MINERALS Council of Australia Victoria executive director James Sorahan has warned the state government's "reckless decision" to go ahead with its "poorly-considered gold royalty" will hurt regional communities and threaten jobs.

In Victoria's gold rush era miners were issued licences like this one from 1853 that is held in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney

In Victoria's gold rush era miners were issued licences like this one from 1853 that is held in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney

According to Victoria's government, gold miners have had a free ride in the state with gold the only mineral exempt from royalties so the flow-through benefits from gold production have not been shared...

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