What you and I mean to New Zealand
Over at another site (whose name I won't mention) I came across this link:
Fiscal impacts of immigration 2005/06 - Fiscal Impact - NZ Department of Labour
Here's an interesting figure for us to ponder:
The net fiscal impact of the migrant population was $3,288m. This indicates that the migrant population's contribution to government revenue exceeded government expenditure on the migrant population. This compares to a net $2,838m for the New Zealand-born population.
Migrants, who make up less than 25% of the population, contribute more taxes to New Zealand than the 75% of the population that was born here.
Kind of puts this in a different perspective, doesn't it?
Last edited by KiwiHopeful; 05-12-2007 at 01:21 PM.
EOI Submitted: July 20, 2006
EOI Selected: August 2, 2006
ITA Received: October 12, 2006
ITA Submitted: February 2, 2007
Migrant Levy Paid & Visas Shipped: June 6, 2007
Arrived in NZ: July 26th, 2007
Leaving NZ: June 1st, 2008
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