impact
on the economy
With a capital cost of more than 3.2 billion US dollars (en approximately more than 320 billion Pacific Francs), Vale Inco Nouvelle-Calédonie is one of the largest mining projects in the world.
+direct, indirect
and secondary employment
During its construction phase, the project has created several hundred direct jobs locally. When it is fully operational, it will generate 800 direct jobs and more than 90% of these will be taken by people from New Caledonia...
applicable
tax regulations
The Vale Inco Nouvelle-Calédonie project benefits from tax exemptions under the French “Girardin Act”.
The purpose of this law is to assist the financing of projects undertaken in French overseas territories, regions and departments (New Caledonia has the unique status of an overseas region), on the condition that certain criteria are met.
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