
据爱尔兰国家广播电视台RTE周四报道,爱尔兰计划偿还其2010年国际救助计划中获得的80亿欧元(89亿美元)贷款。报道援引了财政部长本周提交给内阁的一份备忘录。
Ireland is planning to repay €8 billion ($8.9 billion) in loans received as part of its 2010 international bailout programme, national broadcaster RTE reported on Thursday, citing a memo the finance minister brought to cabinet this week.
RTE称,拟偿还的贷款涉及欧洲金融稳定机制(EFSM)提供的贷款。爱尔兰目前有153亿欧元的EFSM债务未偿还,略低于其欠欧洲机构债务总额的一半。
The proposed repayments relate to loans provided under the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM), RTE said. Ireland has €15.3 billion in EFSM debt outstanding, just under half of the debt due to be repaid to European institutions.
九年前,爱尔兰提前偿还了最后一批国际货币基金组织(IMF)贷款。
Ireland repaid the last of its IMF loans ahead of schedule nine years ago.
此后,美国跨国公司缴纳的企业税收入激增,改变了该国的公共财政状况,导致过去四年每年都出现巨额预算盈余,从而限制了爱尔兰的借贷需求。
A surge in corporate tax revenue paid by US multinationals has transformed the country's public finances since then, leading to large budget surpluses in each of the last four years that have limited Ireland's borrowing needs.
截至9月底,该国债务管理机构还持有280亿欧元的现金和流动资产余额。
The country's debt agency also had a cash and liquid asset balance of €28 billion at the end of September.
RTE称,在与欧盟委员会磋商后,此次提前还款预计将在年底前完成。这将削减爱尔兰的国家债务——截至2025年底,该债务为2100亿欧元,相当于修正后国民总收入的63%。
The early repayment, which RTE said is expected to be made by year-end following consultation with the European Commission, would cut Ireland's national debt, which stood at €210 billion or 63% of modified gross national income at the end of 2025.