Abantu abeza eLondon bezobuka iMidlalo Yabantu Abakhubazekile basize ukukhulisa izinombolo zezokuvakasha zase-UK, izibalo zibonisa.
Isibalo sohambo oluya e-UK ngabahlali bangaphandle ngoSepthemba sikhuphuke ngo-1% ngo-2011 safinyelela ezigidini ezingu-2.63, kusho iHhovisi Lezibalo Zikazwelonke (ONS).
Ukusetshenziswa kwemali phakathi nalokhu kuvakasha kukhuphuke ngo-17% kuya ngaphezu kwe-£ 1.94bn, yengeza.
I-ONS ilinganisela ukuthi ekuvakasheni okungu-680,000 e-UK okwenziwe phakathi neMidlalo, ikakhulukazi ngenjongo ehlobene nama-Olympics noma ama-Paralympics, okungu-90,000 kuphele ngoSepthemba.
ILondon isingathe imidlalo yama-Olympics kusukela mhla zingama-27 kuNtulikazi kuya kumhlaka-12 kuNcwaba kanti amaParalympics aqala mhla zingama-29 kuNcwaba aphele zingama-9 kuMandulo.
Amaholide 'abambezelekile'
Izibalo zibonise ukuthi ukuvakasha kwezakhamizi zaphesheya kwezilwandle e-UK phakathi noJulayi, Agasti noSepthemba kwehle ngo-4% kuya ku-8.83 million, uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule, kodwa ukusetshenziswa kwabo kwenyuka ngo-6% kuya ku-£ 6.33bn.
I-ONS ithe izibalo zokusebenzisa imali zihlanganisa noma yimaphi amathikithi athengwe eLondon 2012 kungakhathalekile ukuthi amathikithi athengwe nini.
I-VisitBritain ithe ngoJulayi kuya kuSepthemba imali esetshenziswa ngabantu abasuke behambele noma ababambe iqhaza kule midlalo ingu-£1,350 - ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kwezinye izivakashi.
Isikhulu esiphezulu senhlangano yezokuvakasha u-Sandie Dawe uthe: “Lezi zibalo ezikhuthazayo zisho ukuthi izivakashi zisesimweni sokusebenzisa imali eningi e-UK kunalokho ebesikubikezele ekuqaleni – umphumela omuhle emnothweni.
“Kusobala ukuthi izivakashi zama-Olympic ngokuvamile zichitha imali eningi, zivame ukuvakasha isikhathi eside, ziphinde zithenge amathikithi emicimbi eyahlukene nokuhlala emahhotela.”
Ngokusho kwe-ONS, inani lokuvakashela e-UK ngabahlali baphesheya kwezilwandle ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalolunye zokuqala ze-2012 lifinyelele izigidi ezingu-23.53 - cishe okufanayo ngoJanuwari-Septhemba ngonyaka odlule.
Nakuba ukusetshenziswa kwemali yizivakashi zakwamanye amazwe phakathi nohambo lwazo ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalolunye zokuqala zonyaka kukhuphuke ngo-5% kuya ngaphezu kuka-£14.26bn.
Ucwaningo lwe-ONS luphinde lwabonisa inani labantu base-UK okungenzeka babambezele amaholide abo ehlobo kuze kuphele Imidlalo.
Ithe isibalo sohambo oluthathwe phesheya yizakhamizi zase-UK ngoSepthemba sikhuphuke ngo-5% ngo-2011, safinyelela ezigidini eziyi-6.49.
