Quote:
Originally posted by danielf
Here is a link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2019385.stm
Obviously, it is a complicated issue, and it depends on how you do your calculatations, but it does say in the article:
'In the UK, Home Office research suggests that immigrants pay £2.5bn more in taxes than they take in benefits.
And the Treasury estimates that the economic growth rate has been boosted by a quarter-point because of immigration'.
|
Ah but for which year are these 'figures' ?? Statistics like these are usually bout two years or more out of date...and
a lot of immigration has taken place in recent years !
Also don't forget these are Govt figures which are usually 'massaged' to err on the side of looking good (or not as bad) for the Govt. !!