本预计英国政府的重大开支计划会在明年春季或初夏公布，但该计划实际上有可能在下半年发布。
The UK government could publish a crucial spending plan in the second half of next year, despite expectations that it would be held in the spring or early summer.
财政大臣约翰·希利即将开展的支出评估将确定各部门的预算分配情况，其中国防领域尤为棘手——工党政府需要筹措数十亿英镑资金来加强英国的军事实力。
Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey’s spending review will allocate budgets for departments including defense, a tricky area for the Labour government as it needs to find billions of pounds to bulk up Britain’s military.
《泰晤士报》周一晚间报道称，希利正在考虑将此次支出评估安排在2027年秋季。此前，希利的前任雷切尔·里夫斯已于2025年6月完成了上一次支出评估，而英国财政部承诺今后将“每两年”发布一次此类评估。自2024年出任财政大臣以来，里夫斯曾承诺工党会及时开展支出评估，“以避免各部门陷入不确定性，并确保公共财政的稳定”。2027年的评估将确定从2028年4月起三个财政年度的预算方案。
The Times newspaper reported late on Monday that Healey is considering holding the spending review in the fall of 2027. The last spending review was held in June 2025 by Healey’s predecessor, Rachel Reeves, and the Treasury has committed to publishing the reviews “every two calendar years.”After becoming chancellor in 2024, Reeves promised that Labour would hold timely spending reviews “to avoid uncertainty for departments and to bring stability to the public finances.”The 2027 spending review will set budgets for three financial years, starting in April 2028.
英国财政部官员周二表示，目前尚未确定评估的具体日期；不过评估必须在2027年底前完成，具体时间仍在商议中。财政部发言人称，《泰晤士报》的报道纯属推测。
Treasury officials said Tuesday that they had never set a date for the review. It has to take place by the end of 2027, they added, but the date has yet to be decided. A Treasury spokesperson said the Times story was speculation.
倘若财政部选择在明年下半年而非春季发布评估结果，很可能会招致反对党的抨击，指责其刻意拖延重大决策。2027年秋季的评估恰逢当年预算案发布之时，届时希利便可借此提高税率或削减其他领域的开支，从而为国防事业筹集更多资金。
If the Treasury were to hold the review in the second half of next year rather than the spring, it would likely fuel criticism from opposition parties that it is deferring major decisions. A review in the fall of 2027 could coincide with that year’s budget, allowing Healey to raise taxes or cut spending in other areas to raise more funds for defense.
希利曾指出，到2030年英国的国防开支需达到国内生产总值的3%，这意味着每年需额外投入约150亿英镑（约合198亿美元）。
Healey has said Britain needs to spend the equivalent of 3% of gross domestic output on defense by 2030, which would require around £15 billion ($19.8 billion) a year of extra spending.
上周，英国首相安迪·伯纳姆在工党年度会议上发表讲话，为该国制定了长期计划，包括将在未来14年内实施的老年人护理政策，以及重新评估与欧盟关系的计划，该计划甚至可能最终以重新加入欧盟为目标。
In a speech to Labour’s annual conference last week, Prime Minister Andy Burnham set out long-term plans for the country including an elder care policy due to be implemented over the next 14 years and a plan to reassess the relationship with the European Union which could even end up in a bid to rejoin to bloc.
然而，在定于2029年举行的下一次大选之前，几乎没有宣布任何能够对英国人产生影响的冒险政策。
However, there were few game-chancing policies announced that would make a difference for Britons before the next general election, due in 2029.