«Kumtor is doing fine, taxes are paid as they should,» the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov told reporters.
According to him, gold-rich ore is mined at Kumtor now. Therefore, by the end of the year, it is expected that all production and tax plans will be fulfilled. In addition, Kumtor Gold Company started paying geological exploration tax that was not paid before.
«The President instructed us to complete negotiations with the Centerra Gold management. I hope we will be able to do this by the end of the year. I myself try to visit the mine every month. When was there last time, I liked everything. Everything is going according to plan, we have shown that we can manage such an object ourselves,» the head of the Cabinet concluded.
It became known that, compared to last year, budget revenues from Kumtor Gold Company CJSC decreased by 2,619.9 billion soms, or by 27.2 percent. The data were provided by the Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan in its official response to a deputy Osmonbek Turdumamatov.
According to the Ministry of Finance, the republican budget received 9,618.7 billion soms from Kumtor Gold Company CJSC in 2020, for 11 months of 2021 — 6,998.8 billion soms.
The head of the Cabinet of Ministers left these data of the Ministry of Finance without comment.
