Mines Act update proposes to curb states' tax powers
- Source
- The Economic Times - Industry
- Source link
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/mines-act-update-proposes-to-curb-states-tax-powers/articleshow/133133740.cms
- Published
- 2026-08-10 19:40:37
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-10 22:31:53
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
The Centre has proposed limiting states’ powers to impose taxes, cess and other levies on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land, seeking a more uniform fiscal framework and lower costs for miners following a 2024 Supreme Court ruling allowing additional state taxes.
Procurement Relevance Gate
FAIL
— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-10 22:31:53
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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