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. 2021 Aug 4;16:346. doi: 10.1186/s13023-021-01966-3

Table 3.

Government costs and lost tax revenue for three different AHP clinical scenarios (discounted at 3%)

GP Scenario 1 AL-W Change 1 (AL-W – GP) Scenario 2 A10-W Change 2 (A10-W – GP) Scenario 3 A10 + W Change 3 (A10 + W – GP)
Disability transfers €40,277 €287,519 €247,242 €287,519 €247,242 €108,335 €68,058
Pension costs €83,110 €83,110 €0 €83,110 €0 €83,110 €0
Health costs €70,218 €3,100,534 €3,030,316 €1,589,502 €1,519,284 €1,589,502 €1,519,284
Sum of government costs €193,605 €3,471,163 €3,277,558 €1,960,131 €1,766,526 €1,780,947 €1,587,342
Lifetime earnings €632,367 €284,565 − €347,802 €284,565 − €347,802 €509,141 − €123,226
Gross tax €434,722 €251,535 − €183,187 €251,535 − €183,187 €369,819 − €64,903
Work years 25.24 11.36 − 13.88 11.36 − 13.88 20.88 − 4.36

AL-W, AHP attacks throughout life and unable to work

A10-W, AHP attacks for 10 years, stopping at age 40, unable to work due to chronic comorbidities attributed to AHP

A10 + W, AHP attacks for 10 years, stopping at age 40, able to return to work