MTN faces a potential bill of 52 billion CFA francs (R1.46 billion) in taxes and royalties from the national anti-corruption commission in Cameroon.<\/p>\n
Reuters reported that<\/strong><\/a> Cameroon\u2019s corruption board said Orange and MTN owe the country nearly 100 billion CFA francs in taxes.<\/p>\n This followed an investigation by the commission, which uncovered large amounts of unpaid taxes.<\/p>\n According to the report, \u201cMTN owed nearly 52 billion CFA francs in taxes and royalties\u201d.<\/p>\n MTN said it was not aware of any fines in its Cameroon operation, but is looking into the issue.<\/p>\n The fine comes amidst an ongoing battle in Nigeria<\/a><\/strong>, where MTN is facing a \u20a6780-billion fine for not abiding by the country\u2019s SIM regulations.<\/p>\n The Nigerian Communication Commission\u00a0fined MTN \u20a61.04-trillion<\/strong><\/a> (around R71 billion at the time) in October 2015 for not disconnecting unregistered SIMs on its network.<\/p>\n After negotiations with Nigerian authorities, the fine was reduced by 25%<\/strong><\/a> to \u20a6780-billion.<\/p>\n MTN\u2019s R59.7 billion Nigerian fine deadline contradiction<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n MTN must pay R58.5 billion fine by New Year\u2019s: Nigeria<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nMore on MTN<\/h3>\n