The global market value of the volumes extracted from the legal circuit amounts to 1,941.19 billion FCFA, fueled by a systematic discrepancy between national customs requests and arrivals recorded in foreign destination ports. Out of a total of 46,219 tons received by purchasing countries, the combined declarations of customs and the National Mining Corporation total only 1,897 tons, with only 147 kilograms recorded through the legal regulatory channel.

The degradation of fiscal control has progressively worsened, going from a calculated tax loss of 52.81 billion FCFA for 5.6 tons exported in 2021 to respective shortfalls of 50.55 billion FCFA in 2022 for 4.77 tons of discrepancy, then 161.79 billion FCFA in 2023 for 14.46 tons not accounted for. The 2024 fiscal year shows a financial deficit of 159.15 billion FCFA for 11.5 tons concealed, while 2025 records a fiscal hole of 153.20 billion FCFA for 8.4 tons shipped without any formal customs declaration. In the face of this financial hemorrhage, the executive is deploying a cleanup strategy including the direct presence of tax and customs agents at extraction sites alongside the National Mining Corporation to collect revenue at the source.

The cleanup of the sector is accompanied by a repressive component aimed at the immediate recovery of a portion of the evaded taxes. Following the closure of over 200 clandestine enterprises in the East, Adamawa, and North, the ministry is preparing a targeted fiscal control for 50 operators in August, including 33 entities with heavy mineral processing infrastructure. The immediate objective is to recover 300 billion FCFA, including a first tranche of 95 billion FCFA imputed to the 2025 fiscal year. The realignment of financial regulations on mining perimeters redefines the application of the 2023 Mining Code, ensuring rigorous traceability of extracted volumes to secure national budget resources.


Bernardo

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