为缓解市场担忧，财政大臣约翰·希利计划推出的财政征税将在有限时间内提高3%的附加税，而不会回到此前的高点。英国金融当局正准备对该国银行业税制进行临时性调整，调整幅度将低于市场此前的担忧。
Easing market fears, Chancellor John Healey's planned fiscal levy will lift the 3% surcharge on a time-limited basis without returning to previous peaks British financial authorities are preparing to introduce a temporary adjustment to the nation's banking tax structure that will fall short of prior market fears.
财政大臣约翰·希利将宣布，银行税附加税将在有限时间内上调，从当前基准水平上升，但仍将安全地低于历史上8%的上限。
Chancellor John Healey is set to announce that the bank tax surcharge will be increased on a time-limited basis, moving upward from its current baseline while remaining safely below the historical 8% ceiling.
该附加税是在标准企业税率之上征收的，此前已从8%下调至3%。
The surcharge, which is levied on top of the standard corporate tax rate, had previously been scaled back from 8% to 3%.
在数周来有关财政整顿措施的猜测之后，金融机构和主要贷款机构此前已为更重的税收冲击做好了准备。
Financial institutions and major lenders had braced for a heavier revenue raid following weeks of speculation regarding fiscal consolidation measures.
通过将增税保持为临时性并将上限控制在此前峰值之下，该政策旨在平衡财政部的收入目标与保障伦敦金融业国际竞争力之间的关系。
By keeping the increase temporary and capped below the previous peak, the policy aims to balance the Treasury's revenue goals with safeguarding the international competitiveness of the London financial sector.
这一财政更新立即在股市引发连锁反应。包括劳埃德银行集团、巴克莱银行和国民西敏寺银行在内的英国主要贷款机构股价明显上涨至少2%，投资者如释重负，因为即将到来的税负没有分析师最初担心的那么沉重和持久。
The fiscal update immediately rippled through equity markets. Major British lenders including Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays, and NatWest—experienced noticeable share price uplifts of at least 2%, as investors reacted with relief that the incoming tax burden was less severe and enduring than analysts had originally feared.