The numbers from the latest Itinerari Previdenziale report, created by the Alberto Brambilla study center: the healthcare costs for migrants weigh heavily
Of Claudio Cartaldo
The numbers speak clearly: i migrants I'm not a profit. Or at least they aren't the way they've always told us.
The fairy tale “they will pay our pensions“, however formally correct, in fact, it does not take into account other factors. Like medical expenses for immigrants (even irregular ones).
Let's go in order. According to the latest report from Social security itineraries, created by the Alberto Brambilla study center, it is true that the balance between contributions paid and pensions paid to migrants is positive. But we shouldn't stop there. “If you try to make an overall balance between income and expenses of the 2015 and the relative amounts for non-EU and new EU immigrants are added – we read in the report, as reported Libero – we get an estimate for contribution income which would amount to approx 9,5 billions of euros, of which the share is borne by workers is approx 2,6 billion. Tax revenues relating to salaries between 10 thousand and 12 thousand euros slightly exceed the Irpef exemption threshold, the estimated expenditure for pensions and income support benefits would be approximately 1,9 billions of euros, with a positive balance for the year of approximately 700 million euros”.
Bene. But you also need to look at the costs. “According to data from humanitarian organizations – we can still read it in Brambilla's report – foreigners in Italy would be 5 millions to which are added 400 thousand regular non-residents and 200 thousand asylum seekers; they are then estimated approximately 435 mila irregular (which seems like an underestimate if we consider all the regularization amnesties since 1990)”. And these immigrants, regular and illegal immigrants, which in total would be 6 millions, “for healthcare alone they require a cost of approximately 11 billion a year”.
All things considered, so, i 700 millions per year of arrival between pensions paid and contributions paid thus fades into healthcare costs. In total, Libero writes, the account shows a red of 10.3 billion. It's not over. Obviously not to mention that the State has put it in the budget 4,6-5 billion a year for the management of landings and the reception of migrants.
Source: http://m.ilgiornale.it/news/2018/05/14/adesso-lo-certificano-i-numeri-i-migranti-sono-solo-un-costo/1526395/