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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Well.. they do say they will be released when the plant is announced but yes - basically all giant businesses are lured with subsidies and incentives. If you don't offer them - some US state will and we don't get all of these plants. Its not a Liberal vs Conservative thing - everyone does it.
Preferably you wouldn't do it - but if other places nearby are going to do it - you have to compete. If you want to split hairs - with O&G there is much less competition on where to invest. There has to be oil where you spend money. A manufacturing plant can pretty well go anywhere there are people able to work.
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It sounds like the subsidies are likely far and away bigger than typical though given how VW has been bargain hunting over the globe. They beat out 40 US sites so it certainly sounds like Canada may be footing the bill for a massive portion of this facility for an automaker. Little chance the government does this for any other province other than Ontario and Quebec.