布鲁塞尔，10月8日——欧盟委员会周四对意大利和希腊请求在通胀因能源价格上升及相应支持措施导致的财政压力下，为欧元区政府提供更多财政灵活性予以回绝，称规则不能随时更改。
BRUSSELS, Oct 8 - The European Commission pushed back on Thursday against Italian and Greek requests to grant euro zone governments more fiscal leeway related to higher inflation caused by energy prices and support measures to cushion them, saying rules could not be changed all the time.
意大利总理乔治亚·梅洛尼要求欧盟委员会在计算允许的预算赤字以及评估支出偏差时，将高于预期的通胀因素纳入考量。
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked the European Commission to factor higher-than-expected inflation into calculations for permitted budget deficits and when evaluating spending deviations.
罗马方面主张欧盟应允许成员国利用通胀产生的额外税收收入，以帮助抵消飙升的能源成本。
Rome argued that the EU should let member states utilize extra tax revenues generated by inflation to help counter soaring energy costs.
希腊总理基里亚科斯·米佐塔基斯则呼吁委员会将针对家庭和企业的临时国家支持措施从欧盟最高净支出限额中豁免。
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the Commission to exempt temporary national support measures for households and businesses from the EU's maximum net expenditure limit.
欧盟经济事务专员瓦尔迪斯·多姆布罗夫斯基在新闻发布会上表示：“上行通胀压力已在评估成员国遵守财政规则的相关因素时被整体考虑。我们不能一直推出新的财政灵活性。”
"Upward inflation pressures are already considered as part of an overall assessment of relevant factors when assessing Member States' compliance with fiscal rules. We cannot come with new fiscal flexibilities all the time," European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis told a news conference.
他补充道：“事实上，这可能会动摇我们在财政可持续性承诺至关重要的时刻，维护基于规则的财政框架的集体决心的可信度。”
"In fact, this could cast doubt on our collective resolve to uphold the rules-based fiscal framework at a time when the credibility of our commitment to fiscal sustainability is a vital asset," he said.
欧盟委员会已在成员国的既定财政整合路径上给予了宽限，以考虑更高的国防支出和减少对化石燃料依赖的措施。
The Commission has already granted EU countries leeway in their agreed fiscal consolidation paths to account for higher defence spending and measures to become less reliant on fossil fuels.