(Ha'aretz) Raphael Ahren - According to a study released Monday, the 23,000 immigrants who came to Israel since 2002 with the assistance of Nefesh B'Nefesh have generated government revenues of NIS 989 million, while they cost the state an estimated NIS 528 million, the study states. Thus, the net financial contribution of the group's immigrants to Israel's economy is NIS 461 million. The impact they've had on the local tourism industry - by attracting visitors to Israel - is thus far estimated at NIS 347 million. Taken together with their personal savings, "the overall positive financial impact of Nefesh B'Nefesh on the Israeli economy exceeds NIS 1 billion."
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