tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244169556013330899.post7388785353547972544..comments2024-03-25T10:49:43.277-04:00Comments on The Rag: Robin Montanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124205516547312381noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244169556013330899.post-92123458843373353242012-02-23T11:39:25.310-04:002012-02-23T11:39:25.310-04:00In 1987 the Italian government announced 'Il S...In 1987 the Italian government announced 'Il Sorpasso', that the GDP of Italy had surpassed that of the UK. Subsequently there was much speculation that this was acheived by over-estimating the size of the black economy in Italy. In any case, the UK's GDP is now slightly larger than Italy's. <br /><br />I don't know whether estimates for the black economy are made in offical GDP figures here, but as you say, anything that hurts the Drug Lords has to be a good thing.Arthur Snellhttp://blogs.fco.gov.uk/arthursnellnoreply@blogger.com