UPDATE 1-Zambia withholds $600 mln in copper VAT refunds - minister
June 24, 2014 at 07:45 AM EDT
LUSAKA, June 24 (Reuters) - Zambia is withholding $600 million in VAT refunds owed to copper mining companies and will repay the cash only when they produce import certificates from destination countries, mining minister Christopher Yaluma said on Tuesday.
