01734cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006464 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455200856 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Thomas, Saji. Mining Taxation : An Application to Mali / Saji Thomas. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (23 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Mali's gold sector is an enclave with weak forward and backward linkages with the rest of the economy. Given the predominance of the fiscal transmission channel, it is important that the design of the mineral tax regime gives the state a fair share of the benefits. Using optimal control theory, this paper estimates that the optimal royalty tax in Mali is about 3.5 percent. By reducing the royalty rate from 6 percent to 3 percent, Mali's mining code broadly ensures that the risk is shared between the state and mining companies, provides sufficient incentives to attract new exploration, and is comparable to the fiscal regimes in other sub-Saharan African countries in its mix of tax instruments and tax structure. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/126 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2010/126/001.2010.issue-126-en.xml IMF e-Library