Employement Stats

[Ric.ror]

Is it true that sex workers are included in the employment stats?

[Gromit]

The money made from the sex industry is included in our GDP figure.

Not sure how the employment figure is calculated?
If it is the number of people not on benefits paying income tax, then I imagine it wouldn't be a very accurate number.

[McMouse]

I hope so. If someone is employed and paying tax & HI they are contributing to the economy.

[Ric.ror]

I doubt sex workers are paying taxes

[Gromit]

That is why I siad the figure would not be accurate.

[youngmafbog]

Yes, included so the EU can get more money out of the UK.

If it is included then it should be legalised and taxed accordingly.

We are in a ridiculous situation where we have to pay the EU based on a guessed figure for illegal earning!

[mikey4444]

I wouldn't have thought that sex workers, or common prostitutes as they used to be known, have any money left over to pay their taxes, after they have bought their drugs.

[jno]

don't be daft, mikey, they're more likely to be using them to pay their university fees.

[mikey4444]

jno....my experience of prostitutes is sketchy, at best, so you may very well be right !

I never knew that all those scabby old brasses on the streets around Kings Cross were graduates !

[Ric.ror]

I know of a Pole dancing club and most of the 'dancers' are students

[ludwig]

// That is why I siad the figure would not be accurate. //

The EU must have taken a guess at it (and the drugs trade money) when they wanted to to get more dosh off the UK. They probably erred on the side of caution - ie over-estimated to be on the safe side.

[mikey4444]

Ric,ror....ruddy foreigners...coming over here and stealing our own girls jobs !