英国首相安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）周五表示，其政府将通过减少文牍工作和延长部分贸易关税的暂停期，帮助企业每年节省近8亿英镑（约合10亿美元）的开支。
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Friday his government would help businesses save almost £800 million ($1 billion) a year by cutting back on paperwork and extending the suspension of some trade tariffs.
伯纳姆在政府下周迎来首份年度预算声明前发表讲话称，这些措施将给企业留出“喘息和增长的空间”。
Speaking ahead of his government's first annual budget statement next week, Burnham said the measures would give businesses "breathing space to grow".
英国财政部表示，这些变革将使合规指导对小型企业而言更简单、更容易，从而节省2.9亿英镑；并将延长价值1.55亿英镑、针对企业使用的250种产品的进口关税暂停期。
The changes would make compliance guidance simpler and easier for small firms, saving £290 million, and extend £155 million of import tariff suspensions on 250 products used by businesses, Britain's finance ministry said.
政府在声明中称，另一项措施将减轻资产管理公司的重复报告负担，节省1.05亿英镑；并为参与住宅房产交易的企业消除1.16亿英镑的成本。
Another measure would reduce duplicative reporting burdens for asset management firms, saving £105 million, and remove £116 million in costs for businesses involved in residential property transactions, the government said in a statement.
英国财政大臣约翰·希利（John Healey）预计将于下周三公布其首份预算案，他已承诺降低企业运营成本并帮助家庭应对高昂的生活成本——尽管其雄心将受到脆弱的公共财政状况的限制。
British finance minister John Healey is due to announce his first budget on Wednesday next week and he has promised to reduce the cost of business as well as help households with the high cost of living – though his ambitions will be limited by the fragile state of the public finances.