Rio Tinto pays $4.5 billion in taxes and royalties in 2015

Wednesday, 29 June 2016 17:56:58 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

Australia-based Rio Tinto, the world's second biggest iron ore producer, has announced that it has paid $4.5 billion in taxes and royalties and spent almost $18 billion buying goods and services from suppliers around the world last year, according to the company’s 2015 report on paid taxes. 
 
The 2015 report also shows that Rio Tinto made a total economic contribution of almost $37 billion last year. This contribution includes payments to suppliers, taxes and royalties, salaries, dividends and reinvestments.

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