英国财政大臣约翰·希利预计将通过增税或削减开支而非增加借款来为本月预算中的新举措买单，包括生活成本补贴方案，金融时报周三报道。
UK finance minister John Healey is expected to pay for new initiatives in this month’s budget, including a cost-of-living package, with higher taxes or spending cuts rather than more borrowing, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
希利于10月28日提出的首份年度预算将在2029/30财年实现“记分卡为正”，即该议会最后一年，意味着额外的自主性支出将得到全额覆盖，该报援引熟悉预算编制情况的人士称。
Healey's first annual budget on October 28 will be "scorecard positive" in 2029/30, the final year of the parliament, meaning that the additional discretionary spending is fully funded, the newspaper said, citing people briefed on the budget preparations.
政府自行设定的借款规则规定，日常开支必须由税收收入覆盖，且债务占GDP的比重应下降。去年该国的预算赤字占GDP的4.4%。
The government’s self-imposed borrowing rules state that day-to-day spending must be met by tax revenues with debt falling as a share of GDP. The country had a budget deficit of 4.4% of GDP last year.
伊朗战争给英国公共财政带来额外压力，使希利在满足财政规则后可用空间减小，报道称。
The Iran war has put additional pressure on Britain's public finances and left Healey with less headroom after meeting the fiscal rules, the report said.
财政大臣预计将把剩余空间作为经济压力时期的“应急基金”使用，报告称。
The finance minister is expected to let the headroom act as a “contingency fund” for times of economic stress, the paper said.
“这将是财政大臣展示财政责任的方式，”一位熟悉预算编制的人士对FT表示。
"This will be the chancellor's way of demonstrating fiscal responsibility," one person briefed on the budget told the FT.
除了有针对性的方案以帮助应对更高的冬季燃料账单外，希利预计将取消原计划于1月每升增加3便士（约0.0398美元）和3月每升增加2便士的燃油税上调计划，报道称。
Besides a targeted package to help with higher winter fuel bills, Healey is expected to drop plans to increase fuel duty by 3 pence ($0.0398) a litre in January and 2 pence in March, according to the report.
“财政大臣一直明确表示，财政纪律是政府每项承诺的基础，这也是他和首相在遵守财政规则上步调一致的原因，”财政部发言人在一份声明中表示。
"The Chancellor has been clear that fiscal discipline underwrites every promise this Government makes, which is why he and the Prime Minister are in lockstep on meeting the fiscal rules," a Treasury spokesperson said in a statement.
“他的重点是支持英国就业，为家庭和企业提供喘息空间，并推动每个邮政编码地区的增长。”IMF本周支持英国的财政战略，敦促其“保持当前方向”而非加速赤字削减，这与其他主要经济体形成对比——这些经济体在利率上升时期几乎没有或根本没有减少借款的计划。
“His focus is on backing British jobs, giving families and businesses breathing space and driving growth in every postcode." The IMF this week backed Britain's fiscal strategy, urging it to "stay the course" rather than accelerate deficit reduction, drawing a contrast with other big economies that have little or no plans to reduce borrowing at a time of rising interest rates.