{"id":7034,"date":"2022-01-12T11:10:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T11:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/house-legislative-caucus-on-illicit-financial-flow-raises-red-flag-over-bao-chico-concession"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:23:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T12:23:36","slug":"house-legislative-caucus-on-illicit-financial-flow-raises-red-flag-over-bao-chico-concession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/house-legislative-caucus-on-illicit-financial-flow-raises-red-flag-over-bao-chico-concession","title":{"rendered":"House Legislative Caucus On Illicit Financial Flow Raises Red Flag Over Bao CHICO Concession"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>In 2021, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) were requested by Liberia\u2019s Bi-Partisan Legislative Caucus on Illicit Financial Flow and Tax to provide a brief memo on the Bao-Chico agreement.<\/p>\n

However, the Concession Agreement has been ratified by the Legislature of Liberia. The purpose of the memo was to offer a high-level analysis, highlighting issues that might warrant the Caucus closer inspection, from a public policy and sustainable development perspective. It did not constitute legal advice.<\/p>\n

The memo which was prepared in response to a time-sensitive request from the Caucus was not meant to be comprehensive, and the contract may contain other issues deserving attention beyond those included in the memo.<\/p>\n

In addition, the memo does not include a review of the laws and regulations that would apply to the project and does not analyse the economic equilibrium of the deal, as no fiscal model has been developed to support the analysis.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs policy research institutes CCSI and IIED do not deliver legal advice; based on our suggestions and after further reflection, the Caucus might consider procuring legal advice to navigate issues such as those highlighted in the memo.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the research, CCSI and IIED took into consideration many issues of the Bao Chico concession which includes general comments, fiscal provisions, local content provisions, environmental and social considerations, weak water use regulations, compensation and resettlement, benefit sharing, community consultation, climate resilience and dispute resolution, amongst others.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the Legislative Caucus on Illicit Financial Flow and Tax chaired by Representative Francis Dopoe of River-Gee County observed that though the House of Representatives has ratified the concession and forwarded to the Senate, the committee will forward most of the findings in the survey to the Senate for consideration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis red flag came when we had already passed on however this will be a tool we can used for the ratification of feature concession. This does not undermines our work but as a will to build on our knowledge in future,\u201d Representative Dopoe stated.<\/p>\n

The Bao Chico, deal has been marred by controversy with members of the House of Representatives refusing to concur with the Liberian Senate after it acted before them.<\/p>\n

The Representatives claimed that the concession was a revenue generating bill and as per the constitution, all revenue bills must originate from the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

The House decision was not taken lightly by the Senate as the body ran to the Supreme Court for interpretation of the constitutional provision. The Supreme Court is the final arbiter of justice in Liberia.<\/p>\n

What the research discovered?<\/b><\/p>\n

The research on the concession agreement shows that, the agreement supplants the law in several instances, specifically in S. 4.1(c), 5.7(f), 6.3(c), 13.1, 14.1, 14.4, 20.1(b), 21.1(i), 23.10(d), and 25.5(c). Ideally the agreement should sit within the law to ensure uniformity and strengthen the rule of law.<\/p>\n

Government\u2019s decision-making power is subsumed by the company where the company is allowed to assume that it has permission to proceed where the government does not meet a timeline requirement. Before such assumptions are made, there should be a follow-up request for response\/notification to the government.<\/p>\n

The law and regulations also provide for procedures that should be followed. Approvals\/permissions should also be done according to the criteria and timelines outlined in S. 5.2(b), 5.7(b), (c) & (f), 23.3(b), 24.4, and 26.2(i) under presumed transition from exploration to mine development. The language is somewhat ambiguous and seems to imply that the project must continue and therefore all approvals will be granted.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor instance, there is some ambiguity about the company\u2019s rights and the government\u2019s obligations in terms of transition to mine development. S. 4.1(e) requires the company to get permit from EPA for exploration, and the company only has a priority right to move to mine development (S. 4.1(g)). But elsewhere, the language uses \u201cshall\u201d in connection with the issuance of permit. S. 5.1(h) (\u201cA Mining License shall be issued\u2026\u201d), 5.3 (\u201cThe Minister shall grant the Company a Class (A) Mining License\u201d, though subject to approval of Feasibility Study), and 5.7(f) (\u201c\u2026the Minister shall grant the Company a Mining License\u2026.\u201d). \u2013 Relinquishment should align with the law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe percentage area relinquished with each renewal should be as provided by law. Ideally, terms for relinquishment should be standardized. The mining license should be relinquished as of the date that the government grants the request and not on the date that the request was made (S. 5.8(b)).\u201d<\/p>\n

The survey also shows that renewal of an exploration license should not be perpetual as implied in Section. 4.2(c). The period and number of times an exploration license can be renewed is provided in the mining law, and those provisions must be adhered to for transparency and uniformity. The provision of Government Land should not be for free unless there is a reciprocal benefit. The government holds the land in trust for the people, and ordinarily the company should pay for the land (S. 4.3).<\/p>\n

On withholding tax, the survey showed that the tax rates on dividends and interest are low by international standards. The norm is within a range of 10\u201320%.<\/p>\n

The withholding tax rate provided seems to differ greatly with those provided for in the Revenue Code. The withholding tax rate in the agreement should be commensurate with the provisions of the Revenue code.<\/p>\n

The research also show that the pricing Agreement only applicable to \u201cProducts.\u201d The agreement only specifies the need to enter into pricing agreements for what the mining companies will produce (e.g., \u201cthe Products\u201d), not for the goods and services used in the production, which constitute production costs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the revenue code is broader, given that the agreement trumps the law in this regard, it would be necessary to specify that even cost-related transactions should be covered by pricing agreements and transfer pricing rules.\u201d<\/p>\n

The requirement for the company to pay landowners and occupants reasonable compensation \u201cfor loss of or diminution in the value of such land\u201d is vague, lacking clear arrangements for the management of compensation for communally held land, and guidance for how such compensation should be calculated, by whom, and according to what consultation process.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Liberia. In 2021, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) were requested by Liberia\u2019s Bi-Partisan Legislative Caucus on Illicit Financial Flow and Tax to provide a brief memo on the Bao-Chico agreement. However, the Concession Agreement has been ratified by the Legislature of Liberia. 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