IMF在英国预算案前建言：先改革房产税与增值税 勿优先加征银行税
国际货币基金组织（IMF）在英国10月预算案公布前向财政大臣约翰·希利建言：在提高银行税或劳动者税负之前，应先考虑房产税改革、扩大增值税税基以及更有针对性的公共支出。IMF同时肯定了英国削减借贷的努力，并警告英国的税收负担已处于历史高位。
此次预算案正受到债券投资者的密切注视。长期借贷成本上升，已使英国政府在财政规则下的回旋空间明显收窄。经济学家估计，自3月以来，英国的财政缓冲空间已大幅缩水。
英国政府已承诺维持财政纪律，但投资者对意外的借贷、支出或税收宣布仍高度敏感。更高的国债收益率意味着政府偿债成本上升，可用于公共服务与减税的空间相应减少。
希利将于本月晚些时候公布预算案。IMF的上述意见，是在华盛顿与曼谷举行的年度会议期间、围绕各国财政可持续性讨论的背景下提出的。（GSM 据国际货币基金组织会议报道综合）
IMF Advises UK Against Prioritising Higher Bank Taxes Ahead of October Budget
The International Monetary Fund has urged Britain's finance minister, John Healey, to consider property-tax reform, a broader VAT base and more targeted public spending before increasing taxes on banks or workers, as he prepares the government's October budget. The IMF praised efforts to reduce borrowing while warning that Britain's tax burden is already historically high.
The budget is attracting close attention from bond investors after higher long-term borrowing costs reduced the government's room to manoeuvre under its fiscal rules. Economists estimate that fiscal headroom has shrunk significantly since March.
The government has pledged discipline, but investors remain sensitive to unexpected borrowing, spending or tax announcements. Healey is due to deliver the budget later this month. (GSM, based on IMF meeting coverage)
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