Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Bolivian miners angry at tax hike

Over 20,000 Bolivian miners marched into the capital of La Paz on Tuesday (image) to demonstrate against a proposed increase in mining taxes. Though the government has tried to assure miners that the planned tax hike would only affect large private firms, miners’ cooperatives still worry that they will be adversely affected.

Links- CBS News

Image- CBS News

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