benefit of $1.7 billion

Immigration—Cost to Taxpayers

 

 Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First), on behalf of DAIL JONES (NZ First) to the Minister of Immigration: Has she requested for any reports to be undertaken detailing costs posed to the taxpayer by immigrants; if not, why not?

 

 

Hon LIANNE DALZIEL (Minister of Immigration): Yes, I received a report on the fiscal impacts of immigration on 16 April 2003. I am pleased to able to say that this report noted that migrants are fiscally positive to New Zealand. Although $4.1 billion was detailed as costs with regard to Government expenditure, this was offset by the $5.8 billion government revenue migrants contribute, a net benefit of $1.7 billion.