Earlier reports said the plant wil generate thousands of jobs and contribute P500 million to the local government in real property tax alone, but local groups said GLEDC has yet to address the related issue of potential loss of employment in the seafood and tourism industries, which are continuously growing compared to the plant which will become static once established. Another is the cost of environmental degradation and to public health. Based on studies, these often exceed the benefits that might accrue from creations of coal power plants.