50,000 immigrants 'pay £1 net tax'

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Brits save fifth more than in 2004
Brits save fifth more than in 2004

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Around 150,000 Eastern European immigrants pay just £1 a week net tax despite being in employment, migration campaigners have claimed.

Research from think-tank Migration Watch has compared direct taxes and National Insurance contributions paid by migrants with social benefits, such as tax credits and housing benefit, received.

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