A report by four commissions with recommendations for a revision of the contract between the Dominican state and the Barrick Gold mining company for the exploitation of the Pueblo Viejo mine will be presented to the session of the Chamber of Deputies tomorrow, Tuesday 12 March.
The deputies will hear the report on the Barrick contract, which was delivered to the president of the legislative body, Abel Martinez last week. The investigation is said to have uncovered “serious anomalies and contradictions with the Constitution that merit a revision.” The items include the report lists, the privilege that the mine enjoys compared to other entities that have signed mining contracts with the Dominican state, such as the fact that Barrick pays 25% Income Tax and other companies pay 29%. The report refers to the fact that the National Congress has the judicial elements to invalidate the contract with the mining company.