Sep 14, 2015 12:58 AM
(This post was last modified: Sep 14, 2015 01:01 AM by Magical Realist.)
Something you won't hear on the 5 o'clock news...
"Spending on illegal drugs and prostitution has boosted the UK economy by an estimated £11 billion, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest.
The ONS' revised report found household spending was higher in 2012 partly because of “illegal activities”, namely narcotic drugs and prostitution.
The ONS estimated the average annual impact of the addition of illegal narcotics between 1997 and 2013, on household expenditure, is £6.7 billion per year.
Meanwhile, prostitution contributed an estimated £4.3 billion per year in current price terms.
Data previously released in May estimated that illegal drugs and prostitution contributed £10 billion to the UK economy between 1997 and 2009.
That figure was £6 billion more than the amount spent on house building within the same period."==
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/busine...64998.html
"Spending on illegal drugs and prostitution has boosted the UK economy by an estimated £11 billion, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest.
The ONS' revised report found household spending was higher in 2012 partly because of “illegal activities”, namely narcotic drugs and prostitution.
The ONS estimated the average annual impact of the addition of illegal narcotics between 1997 and 2013, on household expenditure, is £6.7 billion per year.
Meanwhile, prostitution contributed an estimated £4.3 billion per year in current price terms.
Data previously released in May estimated that illegal drugs and prostitution contributed £10 billion to the UK economy between 1997 and 2009.
That figure was £6 billion more than the amount spent on house building within the same period."==
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/busine...64998.html