Title: Recent immigrants to UK 'make net contribution' - BBC News
Headings: Recent immigrants to UK 'make net contribution'
Recent immigrants to UK 'make net contribution'
Immigrants to the UK since 2000 have made a "substantial" contribution to public finances, a report says.
'Highly-educated immigrants'
Career peak
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Content: But Sir Andrew said this would be expected "because you are including German engineers, French fashion designers and - as it's the European Economic Area - even Swiss bankers [sic]". "The real issue for the future is the very large numbers of low-paid immigrants from eastern Europe," he said. He added: " The report looks backwards but doesn't look forwards. "The professor's report does not take into account - no doubt for good reason - future health costs as migrants get older nor the pension bill, which is huge." Career peak
Prof Dustmann told Today: " It is true that recent immigrants are younger but they are also much better educated. "So they will take more out of the benefit system but they will also contribute more in the future because they have not yet reached their career peak and their full income potential. "Of course, the more you earn, the more you pay in taxes." A spokesman for the government said: "