Goiana: The Poles Of Economic Development And The Existing Tax Incentives

The Goiana Municipality is located in the North Forest Zone, about 60Km from Recife and 50 km from João Pessoa, Paraíba. Located out of the metropolitan area of these two capitals, but in a strategic location, Goiana has shown itself as great promise for the Northeast Zone economy, which owns some specific poles of development.

Led by Hemobrás (Brazilian Company of Blood Products and Biotechnology), the pharmochemical polo has a project that also includes the installation of other 10 industries focusing on manufacturing of drugs, cosmetics, hydrogen and nitrogen, as well as logistics.

The other highlighted pole in the area is the automotive pole. The main industry is an automotive manufacturer with structure of approx. 260,000m² launched recently with tiers, tires, mats/isolation of vehicle seats\' manufacturers, among others intrinsically linked to the production process of vehicles.

Also highlighted, we have the glassmaker pole, and the first company started its operations in January, 2015. The project includes the installation of other six companies in the industry, among them glass manufacturers, as well as frames and companies involved in the screening process.

For the investments mentioned above, companies have been using several incentives offered by the government. In the federal scope, we have the incentive granted to technological innovation with legal foundation has its provision in the Federal Law No. 11.196/2005 .

In addition to the incentives mentioned above, there are also other programs administered by the State Government as PRODEAUTO (Program for the Automotive Industry Development of the State of Pernambuco), as its own name suggests, directed to the development of the automotive industry; PRODINPE (Program for the Naval Industry and Heavy Mechanics Development of the State of Pernambuco), more targeted to investment of SUAPE area; and finally, PRODEPE (Program for Development of the State of Pernambuco), with a broader focus.

It is also worth it to record the benefits granted at the...