英国周五宣布一项新政策，将要求赢得价值超过5000万英镑（6700万美元）的特定军事合同的海外国防供应商在英国创造就业、投资、技能或其他经济效益。
Britain will require overseas defence suppliers winning selected military contracts worth more than £50 million ($67 million) to deliver jobs, investment, skills or other economic benefits in the UK, under a new policy announced on Friday.
政府表示，该政策将从2027年4月起逐案适用，并设立一个新的补偿管理局（Offset Authority）负责监督协议和执行情况。承包商可能被要求在英国产生价值最高相当于合同金额的经济效益，这意味着1亿英镑的合同可能带来最高1亿英镑的投资、就业或技能项目。政府表示，自2016年以来，英国已在与海外供应商的国防合同上花费超过350亿英镑，约占国防部对工业直接支出的11%。英国将更高的国防支出视为加强其军事和工业基础的一种方式。
The government said the policy would apply on a case-by-case basis from April 2027, with a new Offset Authority overseeing agreements and delivery Contractors could be required to generate economic benefits in Britain worth up to the value of a contract, meaning a 100 million-pound contract could result in up to £100 million of investment, jobs or skills programmes The government said more than £35 billion had been spent on defence contracts with overseas suppliers since 2016, representing about 11% of direct Ministry of Defence spending with industry Britain sees higher defence spending as a way to strengthen both its military and its industrial base