In 2009, 1,547 ART children were born in public clinics in Denmark, projecting a net tax revenue of 224 million and 247 million in 25 and 50 years respectively. The authors of the study calculated that reductions of 30-50% in ART cycles following the new policy would lead to cost savings of 67 - 111 million for the Danish government in 2034. By 2059 however, when the IVF cohort are 50 years of age, the government would have lost 74 - 123 million due to less tax contributions from fewer children born.
"The most common argument governments use not to fund ART is that fertility treatments are too expensive," said Mark Connolly, lead author of the study, University of Groningen. "Infertility is perceived to be a low priority illness that focuses on unmet needs of present day society. However, when the broader consequences of fertility funding are considered, many of today's fiscal problems such as the ageing population, low birth rates and the declining number of working adults are all partly mitigated by ART conceived children, which in some countries represent 4-5% of the future work force."
An investment of 11,097 for an ART conceived singleton born to a woman younger than 40 is valued at 155,700 and 154,360 in cumulative discounted net tax revenue, when the child is 25 and 50 respectively. For a woman aged over 40, where the cost per birth is 26,147, the investment is valued at 170,470 and 139,600.
"Although investments in reproductive medicine take many years for governments to benefit, the net tax receipts are comparable with naturally conceived children," said Sren Ziebe, co-author of this study, Rigshospital at Copenhagen University. "Both ART conceived and naturally conceived children show a negative balance for the Danish government at age 25. However, at 50 years of age, after 30 years of tax contributions, the net tax benefit of both types of children is considerably high for the state."
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