勞工預算：退休金領取者的福利得到保護

該預算將於下週三在議會公佈。英國財政大臣雷切爾·里夫斯 (Rachel Reeves) 預計將確保老年人繼續接受治療

Labour has had a tough time recently, after a controversial move to axe winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. Now, Sir Keir Starmer is trying to quell their anger, as he is expected to protect other benefits during the budget.

工黨最近經歷了一段艱難的時期，此前，工黨採取了一項頗具爭議的舉措，即削減數百萬養老金領取者的冬季燃料費。現在，凱爾·斯塔默爵士正試圖平息他們的憤怒，因為人們期望他在預算期間保護其他福利。

The budget will be announced in Parliament next Wednesday, with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves expected to ensure that older people continue receiving free prescriptions and bus travel amid concerns that scrapping these could form part of Labour’s plan to bridge the Treasury deficit.

該預算將於下週三在議會公佈，英國財政大臣雷切爾·里夫斯預計將確保老年人繼續獲得免費處方藥和公共汽車出行，因為人們擔心廢除這些可能成為工黨彌補財政部赤字計劃的一部分。

MPs, campaigners and pensioners have demanded that the government reverse their decision on the winter fuel payment, which is estimated to affect around 10 million pensioners. Reeves will announce her budget in parliament next Wednesday.

國會議員、活動人士和退休金領取者要求政府改變其關於冬季燃油支付的決定，該決定預計將影響約 1,000 萬名退休金領取者。里夫斯將於下週三在議會宣布她的預算。

The PM said the budget will “define the way we approach the economy.”

總理表示，預算將「定義我們處理經濟的方式」。

Sir Keir told reporters on the way to a Commonwealth summit in Samoa, “I’m not going to pre-empt that but we do want to make sure that pensioners are properly protected, of course we do.” He also said the budget next week will be “the party’s first opportunity to define the way in which we approach the economy.”

凱爾爵士在前往薩摩亞參加英聯邦峰會的途中告訴記者，“我不會先發製人，但我們確實希望確保養老金領取者得到適當的保護，我們當然會這樣做。”他還表示，下週的預算將是“該黨第一次有機會定義我們處理經濟的方式。”

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投資高峰會及投資承諾

Talking about the investment summit held last week, Starmer said he was “confident that the UK would see more businesses invest beyond the £63 billion pledged at last week’s investment summit.” He continued: there was “no reason” for entrepreneurs to leave the country because of the Budget.

在談到上週舉行的投資高峰會時，史塔默表示，他「相信英國將看到更多企業進行投資，超出上週投資高峰會上承諾的 630 億英鎊」。他繼續說：企業家「沒有理由」因為預算而離開這個國家。

He said: “My evidence that what we are saying is attractive to investors is last Monday’s investment summit that was hugely successful. All the feedback back to us has been that it was very well received by a significant number of global investors. At that summit by the end of close of the day £63billion had come in in agreements for people with investment. That to me is clear evidence that these investors have confidence in what we are doing.”

他說：「我的證據表明我們所說的對投資者有吸引力，上週一的投資高峰會取得了巨大成功。我們收到的所有回饋都是，它受到了大量全球投資者的好評。在那次峰會結束時，已為投資人士達成了 630 億英鎊的協議。對我來說，這清楚地表明這些投資者對我們正在做的事情充滿信心。

Rachel Reeve’s budget will be “unashamedly pro-business.”

雷切爾·里夫的預算將「毫不掩飾地支持商業」。

A spokesperson for the PM said that Rachel Reeve’s budget would be “unashamedly pro-business,” and “Fixing the foundation means actually being absolutely clear about scrubbing this and making sure we’re onto a very, very stable footing.” When the Prime Minister was pressed by journalists on his definition of ‘working people’ he replied: “I have in mind people who go out earn their living, may have some savings, but don’t have the ability to sort of routinely write a big check if they get into difficulties. They’re the people uppermost in my mind when we’re making our decisions.”

總理的一位發言人表示，雷切爾·里夫的預算將“毫不掩飾地支持商業”，“修復基礎意味著實際上要絕對清楚地消除這個問題，並確保我們的基礎非常非常穩定。 」當記者追問總理對「勞動人民」的定義時，他回答：「我指的是那些外出謀生的人，可能有一些積蓄，但沒有能力定期寫一份報告。如果他們遇到困難，請進行大檢查。當我們做出決定時，他們是我心目中最重要的人。

Next Wednesday’s budget announcements will be the first time a labour government has had this responsibility in 15 years and it will remain to be seen if it will be good enough to improve the UK’s economy as Labour are so adamant they can do.

下週三公佈的預算將是工黨政府 15 年來首次承擔起這一責任，而這是否足以改善英國經濟，因為工黨如此堅定地認為他們有能力做到這一點，還有待觀察。