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Each immigrant costs the taxpayer up to ?8,350 a year in healthcare, education and benefits bills, according to official government figures.
Home Office analysis shows that imposing a ?200 annual NHS charge on immigrants from outside Europe when they enter the country would deter thousands from travelling to Britain in the first place.
This will result in British residents gaining up to 1,000 jobs a year which would otherwise have been taken by foreign workers, the Home Office said.
The deterrent effect of the health levy is also expected to save the state up to ?60 million a year in public services, such as schools, medical care, and welfare spending which would no longer be needed.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...-8k-each-in-NHS-care-schools-and-welfare.html
This makes no sense to me. ?200 is not a deterrent, it's probably the cheapest healthcare insurance you could buy anywhere in the developed world 🙄 And it seems to assume that migrants don't pay tax? Or contribute in other ways, such as keeping industries working that would otherwise be unable to recruit people born here. It's a pittance overall and there are much bigger problems that attention should be given to.
Home Office analysis shows that imposing a ?200 annual NHS charge on immigrants from outside Europe when they enter the country would deter thousands from travelling to Britain in the first place.
This will result in British residents gaining up to 1,000 jobs a year which would otherwise have been taken by foreign workers, the Home Office said.
The deterrent effect of the health levy is also expected to save the state up to ?60 million a year in public services, such as schools, medical care, and welfare spending which would no longer be needed.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...-8k-each-in-NHS-care-schools-and-welfare.html
This makes no sense to me. ?200 is not a deterrent, it's probably the cheapest healthcare insurance you could buy anywhere in the developed world 🙄 And it seems to assume that migrants don't pay tax? Or contribute in other ways, such as keeping industries working that would otherwise be unable to recruit people born here. It's a pittance overall and there are much bigger problems that attention should be given to.