So, the goverment makes the compromise that the airport will be finished in 2010 (the 1srt phase). The capacity will be 5 mill passangers for this phase. 40 mill when is completly finished (maybe 2020).
It is a good news as the airport is fundamental for the success of the developments.
Best regards
Sipi
Excellent info, Sipi, but unfortunately one week later it was announced here that the government had lost a crucial, and very close, vote to renew the CPMF tax. On January 1st next year (2008) it will cease to exist - in under 3 weeks time!
Insignificant as it may seem, the CPMF tax is imposed at a rate of 0.38% on virtually every banking financial transaction in Brazil, from cashing a cheque to paying a bill.
It is hugely unpopular with the wealthy, but represents a massive $20 billion annual income to the government - about £10 billion or 10% of all of the government's revenue.
It was supposed to all have been directed towards programmes for the poor, but has been criticised for failing to achieve this, and used, instead, for other programmes, which must now suffer.
Such an immediate enormous loss of revenue to the government may cause such luxuries as airports to be put on the back burner?
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