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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'.
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Good link but I personally take the figures (especially the British gov ones) with a pinch of salt (you know how they lie)
If it is true then you have to wonder how much better off this country would be if we got rid of the illegals and just kept the legals who are paying taxes.
another thought......dosn't tax go to central govornment while a large part of the cost of supporting the immigrants comes from local government-council tax (thus depriving local people)?