UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
September 8, 2021
BHP GROUP LIMITED (ABN 49 004 028 077) (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)
171 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA (Address of principal executive offices) | BHP GROUP PLC (REG. NO. 3196209) (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
ENGLAND AND WALES (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)
NOVA SOUTH, 160 VICTORIA STREET LONDON, SW1E 5LB UNITED KINGDOM (Address of principal executive offices) |
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BHP’s economic contribution to Australia
In FY2021
A$34.1bn
Total economic contribution in Australia
Suppliers A$11.1bn Payments to suppliers(1) | Shareholders, lenders and investors A$6.0bn Dividend and interest payments | Social investments A$100m Social investments(1) | Employees A$4.5bn Payments to employees(1)
around 45,000 Employees and contractors |
Total payments to Australian governments
A$12.4bn
in Australian taxes, royalties and
other payments to governments
In FY2021 | ||||
A$8.4bn Federal income taxes, Petroleum Resource Rent Tax and taxes levied on production | 32.9% Australian adjusted effective tax rate | 41.4% once royalties are included |
State Royalties | ||||||
A$3.0bn Western Australia | A$402m Queensland | A$102m South Australia | A$83m New South Wales |
A$444m
Other payments to Federal
and State governments
Over last 10 years
~A$80.3bn
in Australian taxes, royalties
and other payments to governments
(1) | Calculated on an accruals basis |
Basis | of preparation: |
• | Taxes, royalties and other payments to governments are presented on a cash paid basis for the year ended 30 June 2021. For our controlled assets, amounts included in our total payments to governments are 100 per cent of the asset’s payments to governments. For our non-operated and operated joint ventures, amounts included in our payments to governments are 100 per cent of amounts paid by BHP and, in the case of BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), 50 per cent of payments made by the operating entity for BMA in which BHP has a 50 per cent ownership. |
• | Other payments to Federal and State governments relate to payments under other legislated tax rules and excludes taxes collected on behalf of employees, penalties and interest, and indirect taxes (e.g. goods and services tax). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BHP Group Limited and BHP Group Plc | ||||||
Date: September 8, 2021 | By: | /s/ Stefanie Wilkinson | ||||
Name: | Stefanie Wilkinson | |||||
Title: | Group Company Secretary |