CLAIM: Those on dependent visas "are not adding net to the economy; they are taking away".
Minimum income, annual visa fee & health surcharge are set to ensure precisely the opposite. In fact, many spouse dependents also work, paying tax and NI, on top of those fees. ~AA 4/
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