Prostitutes cost France €1.6 billion every year

Though prostitution in France brings in an estimated annual turnover of €3.2 billion euros, much of this is sent abroad says study.

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France's 37,000 prostitutes are costing the country to the tune of €1.6bn euros every year, according to a new study which aims to "reverse the myth that sex work generates sustained growth", reports Newsweek.