By Bruce Erskine
The Chronicle Herald (Halifax)
Corporate tax increases in Mexico will compel mining companies to take a close look at future investments there, says Terry Coughlin, president of Halifax-based GoGold Resources Inc.
“Obviously, looking at projects in Mexico, it’s something to consider,” he said Wednesday.
The Mexican government is implementing tax reforms that could increase the country’s corporate income tax rate to 30 per cent and impose a 7.5 per cent royalty on mining earnings.
Coughlin said the proposed measures haven’t received presidential approval and he wasn’t sure what their final impact will be.