NSW government refuses to lift licence restriction until Tahmoor Coal pays $29.4 million royalty debt

The NSW government has told British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta a restriction on the licence for one of his coal mines will not be lifted until he pays $29.4 million in outstanding royalties.

The Tahmoor coal mine, south of Sydney, has been caught up in the financial turmoil engulfing Mr Gupta’s…