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The Numbers Game

By | May 27, 2010

It’s no secret that Neptune Theatre is a cornerstone of Halifax’s cultural community but many people don’t realize how big its economic impact is. A recent study by students at the Saint Mary’s University Business Development Centre offers some revealing data.

851
Neptune patrons surveyed.

$9.2 million
Annual spending related to Neptune Theatre.

$4.7 million
Neptune Theatre’s economic impact in the Halifax area.

$1.2 million
Patron spending deemed “new spending,” which would have been delayed or not occurred had respondents not been attending a Neptune show.

190
Person years of employment in Halifax resulting from Neptune’s operations.

232
Person years of employment across Nova Scotia resulting from Neptune’s operations.

252
Person years of employment across Canada resulting from Neptune’s operations.

$521,000
Annual provincial tax revenues attributable to Neptune’s operations.

$695,000
Annual federal tax revenues attributable to Neptune’s operations.

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