De Lille calls on Atlantis to be declared a special economic zone
Cape Town mayor says the Trade and Industry Minister is ‘dragging his feet’ on this issue as a Czech company wants to move in, bringing 200 jobs with it
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has called on Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies to stop dragging his feet and declare Atlantis a special economic zone. Once this happened‚ she said‚ companies based in the suburb, north of Cape Town, would receive benefits that include a 15% tax break‚ which would uplift the economy and create jobs. "If we had our way in the province and in the city‚ it would have been done years ago. We are still waiting on minister Rob Davies ... to give us a date as to when the special economic zone will be in operation‚" De Lille said at the announcement of a R1bn textile investment. "Getting this declaration has been a very drawn-out process. I want to call on minister Rob Davies to stop dragging his feet in this regard and I urge Premier [Helen] Zille to inform President Jacob Zuma about this delay at their next lekgotla‚" she said. Pegas Nonwovens‚ a Czech company, which specialises in manufacturing non-woven fabrics‚ expects to create 200 jobs in Atlan...
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