The taxpayer already pays about £1x00B7;3 billion a year in subsidies to the NCB. That means that many taxpayers are finding nearly £1 per week with which to subsidise coal. Some other taxpayers have had to learn that they will continue to have jobs only if they produce goods that please the customer. The NCB will have a good future only if it is able to have high volume, low-cost coal that can be sold not only in Britain but in the export markets. Exports are there, if people will work to produce them.