This page illustrates the escalating financial impact on UK musicians since Brexit, based on the ISM 'Paying the Price' report (August 2023).
Our calculations begin with a baseline cost of £11,545 per musician, multiplied by an estimated 49,700 musicians (Q2 2024), resulting in £573,786,500. An additional £6.62 per second is accrued from August 1, 2023, to the current moment.
Detailed Calculation Breakdown:
The timer on Slide 7 tracks time elapsed since June 3, 2020, 11:29 AM, when the government acknowledged the issue.