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经合组织:比利时需加大预算削减力度以稳定债务Belgium Needs Deeper Budget Cuts to Stabilize Debt, OECD Says

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比利时首相巴特·德韦弗。摄影:西蒙·沃尔法特/彭博社Bart De Wever, Belgium's prime minister. Photographer: Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg

总部位于巴黎的发达经济体组织经济合作与发展组织(OECD)警告称,比利时的预算计划削减开支的力度不足,无法让该国财政站稳脚跟。

Belgium’s budget plans don’t cut spending enough to put the country on firm fiscal footing, the OECD warned.

OECD在周二发布的一份报告中表示,即使现任政府避免垮台并达成协议,到2029年将赤字削减100亿欧元,比利时仍将不得不寻找更多节省,以稳定其高企的债务。OECD指出:“比利时的努力‘应当前置,并超出政府计划’。尽管已有整顿计划,但预计高公共债务和高赤字将继续上升,凸显了加强财政可持续性的紧迫性。”

The Paris-based club of developed economies said Belgium will have to find more savings to stabilize its high debt — even if the current government avoids collapse and reaches a deal to slash €10 billion from the deficit by 2029.

因持续的预算争端,比利时执政联盟最快可能在本周倒台。周一,首相巴尔特·德韦弗向国王提出辞呈,国王推迟处理,转而与联盟各党领袖会晤。

Belgium’s efforts “should be front-loaded and go beyond government plans,” the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said in a report published Tuesday. “Despite existing consolidation plans, high public debt and a high deficit are projected to continue rising, highlighting the urgent need to strengthen fiscal sustainability.”Belgium’s governing coalition could fall as soon as this week over the ongoing budget disputes. On Monday, Prime Minister Bart De Wever offered his resignation to the country’s king, who has delayed acting on the offer while meeting with coalition party leaders.

菲利普国王定于周五再次会见德韦弗。据一位知情人士透露,首相不会在国王会晤期间同步举行进一步的正式预算谈判。

King Philippe is set to meet again with De Wever on Friday. The prime minister isn’t holding further official budget talks in parallel with the king’s meetings, according to a person familiar with his plans.

OECD认为,比利时计划到2029年寻找相当于国内生产总值(GDP)1.5%的节省额度力度不足。该组织主张,到2035年,比利时还需额外削减相当于GDP 3.5%的开支,才能将债务稳定在GDP的110%左右。

The OECD said Belgium’s plan to find savings equivalent to 1.5% of gross domestic product by 2029 is insufficient. The country needs additional cuts equal to 3.5% of GDP by 2035 to stabilize its debt at roughly 110% of GDP, the organization argued.

比利时面临严峻的经济形势,2025年欧元区赤字最高,达5.2%。OECD根据其预测的初步更新称,这一数字将在2027年略微降至5.1%。该国今年已遭遇两次评级下调,去年也经历了两次。

Belgium is facing a challenging economic picture, with the highest euro-area deficit in 2025, at 5.2%. The OECD said that figure will lower slightly to 5.1% in 2027, according to a preliminary update of its projections. The country has also faced two ratings downgrades this year after two last year.

OECD表示:“利息成本上升,以及老龄化、国防和气候转型带来的支出压力增加,进一步拖累了财政可持续性。”

“Rising interest costs and growing spending pressures from ageing, defense and the climate transition further weigh on fiscal sustainability,” the OECD said.

比利时五党联合政府在预算谈判中已错过多个最后期限,一方坚决反对增加税收,另一方则坚决反对削减社会开支。

Belgium’s five-party government has blown through a number of deadlines in the budget talks, with entrenched opposition on one side to additional tax revenues and on the other to social spending cuts.

即使德韦尔会见国王,双方的副首相仍各执己见。中右翼基督教民主与佛兰德党(CD&V)籍预算部长文森特·范佩特海姆在VRT电台采访中敦促合作伙伴放弃“极端立场”。

Deputy prime ministers from both sides held firm in their positions even as De Wever met the king. Budget Minister Vincent Van Peteghem of the center-right CD&V urged his partners to abandon “extremist positions” in an interview on VRT radio.

经合组织(OECD)报告建议重点削减政府开支,鉴于比利时税负较高,同时也呼吁改革以减轻劳动税收并取消免税额以拓宽税基。报告强调了工业部门面临的竞争力挑战,包括需要更灵活的工资设定机制以及高能源价格问题。

The OECD report recommends focusing on cutting government spending, given Belgium’s high tax levels, though it also calls for reforms to tax labor less and remove exemptions to broaden the tax base. It highlights competitiveness challenges in the industrial sector, including the need for a more flexible wage-setting mechanism and the problems of high energy prices.

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