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希利放弃削减福利成本,因公共财政缺口警告Healey backs away from cutting welfare cost amid warnings of public finance shortfall

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6月,残疾人士及其支持者在威斯敏斯特抗议福利削减。摄影:维克托·希曼诺维奇/未来出版/盖蒂图片社Disabled people and supporters protest against cuts to welfare benefits in Westminster in June. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing/Getty Images

专家批评财政大臣“撒胡椒面”式预算,称他回避重大税收和支出决策。约翰·希利已放弃在本届议会期间削减福利成本,面临严峻警告称,他的首个预算可能导致残酷的支出削减,原因是公共财政存在280亿英镑的缺口。

Experts round on chancellor over ‘scattergun’ budget, saying he ducked big tax and spending decisions John Healey has backed away from cutting the cost of welfare this parliament, amid dire warnings his first budget could lead to brutal spending cuts because of a £28bn shortfall in public finances.

专家周四猛烈抨击希利的“稳扎稳打”预算,财政研究所表示,他因回避重大税收和支出决策,给自己留下了艰巨的任务。

Experts rounded on Healey’s steady-as-she-goes budget on Thursday, with the Institute for Fiscal Studies saying he had left himself a mountain to climb by ducking big tax and spending decisions.

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