The bottom line

£29bn

The value of lost business investment since the Brexit referendum in 2016, according to a study by Jonathan Haskel, an external member of the Bank of England’s ninestrong interest-ratesetting monetary policy committee (MPC).

£30m

How much Foreign Office officials spent in the 11 months from October 2021 on government credit cards, typically on hotels and dining out, when

Liz Truss was foreign minister – 50% more than in the last 11 months of her predecessor Dominic Raab’s tenure.

3.9bn

How much in Thai baht (£94m) the government of Thailand aims to collect this year from a new tax on foreigners visiting to pay for accident insurance for tourists. From 1 June, visitors arriving by air will pay 300 baht and those by land or sea 150 baht.

3.7bn

How much in Norwegian kroner (£300m) Norway is hoping to raise every year from a new tax on its salmon industry, with the proceeds invested in local communities. Fishermen complain they will be paying an effective 62% tax rate.

250bn

The total market value for kimonos in Japan in Japanese yen (£1.6bn), down from ¥1.8trn in the early 1980s, estimates data firm Kimono to Hoshokusha. It puts the value of the kimonos and obi sashes sitting in Japanese wardrobes at ¥8trn. It may be time to retrieve them, says Nikkei Asia, as traditional kimonos are “making a comeback”.

$230m

How much rock band Genesis, comprising members Phil Collins (pictured), Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, earned last year, making the group the highest-earning entertainers in 2022, according to Forbes. The vast bulk of their earnings, however, came from selling the rights to their music to record company Concord Music Group for $300m last September.