A square deal? Mining costs, mining royalties and local government in New South Wales, Australia

Drew, J; Dollery, BE; Blackwell, BD

A square deal? Mining costs, mining royalties and local government in New South Wales, Australia

Drew, J

Dollery, BE Blackwell, BD

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Resources Policy, 2018, 55 pp. 113 - 122
Issue Date:: 2018-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Drew, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3579-5758	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dollery, BE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Blackwell, BD	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:09:33Z
dc.date.issued	2018-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Resources Policy, 2018, 55 pp. 113 - 122	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0301-4207	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/119867
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Mining operations are often controversial since they can impose significant external costs on the local municipalities and local inhabitants. Under current legislative arrangements in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, local governments are constrained from recouping costs directly from mines by means of increased property taxes on mines due to state-wide limitations on tax increases – known colloquially as the ‘rate-cap’. Moreover, mining royalties are paid directly to the NSW government and not to affected councils. In this paper, set against the background of mining activities in NSW, we estimate the magnitude of costs imposed by mining operations on rural and regional local authorities. We then offer alternative public policy solutions which would enable affected municipalities to recoup some or all of the cost burden placed on them by mining operations in their respective local government areas.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Resources Policy	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.resourpol.2017.11.004	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en_US
dc.title	A square deal? Mining costs, mining royalties and local government in New South Wales, Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	55	en_US
utslib.for	0914 Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy	en_US
utslib.for	1605 Policy and Administration	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/lnstitute for Public Policy and Governance
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - IPPG - Institute for Public Policy and Governance
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	55	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Mining operations are often controversial since they can impose significant external costs on the local municipalities and local inhabitants. Under current legislative arrangements in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, local governments are constrained from recouping costs directly from mines by means of increased property taxes on mines due to state-wide limitations on tax increases – known colloquially as the ‘rate-cap’. Moreover, mining royalties are paid directly to the NSW government and not to affected councils. In this paper, set against the background of mining activities in NSW, we estimate the magnitude of costs imposed by mining operations on rural and regional local authorities. We then offer alternative public policy solutions which would enable affected municipalities to recoup some or all of the cost burden placed on them by mining operations in their respective local government areas.

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