Tax is a major subject of debate for
all businesses, governments and
other stakeholders. At Rio Tinto,
tax strategy and payments are
central to the approach to achieving
sustainable development for the
long term as a business, as a sector
and as a global corporate citizen.
In 2010 the organisation committed
to increase the level of detailed
tax reporting on tax payments
to governments by voluntarily
providing a detailed breakdown of
all the taxes paid, not just corporate
income tax.