The government of Tajikistan has postponed the payment of tax debts by the state enterprise Tajik Rare Metals.
The debt of over 8.2 million somoni accumulated by January 1, 2017.
According to the Ministry of Finances, the total debt of the company as of H2 2016 was 17.6 million somoni.
The company was created on the basis of the Eastern Combine of Rare Metals, founded in 1945.
TRM used to mine and process uranium ore, but because of the thinning of uranium mines switched also to mining gold, silver and rare earth elements. (Ukrainian metal)