LONDON——在投资者对不断上升的政府债务负担感到不安之际，英国周三公布了一项预算案，该预算案略微缩小了该国的财政赤字，但推迟了任何削减债务或推动疲软经济加快增长的重大政策。
LONDON—At a time investors are uneasy about rising government debt loads, the U.K. unveiled a budget Wednesday that slightly reduces the country’s fiscal shortfall, but puts off any major policies to reduce debt or get the sluggish economy growing faster.
英国财政大臣约翰·希利公布了适度的增税和增加支出，这将使英国本财政年度（截至3月）的预算赤字略微收窄至经济产出的4.2%，而去年为4.4%。
U.K. Chancellor John Healey unveiled modest tax rises and spending increases that will see Britain’s budget deficit narrow slightly to 4.2% of economic output for the current fiscal year that runs through March, down from 4.4% this past year.