英国财政部在预算案前公布五项民生措施：商务里程免税额永久化、育儿津贴扩围、逾百种进口商品免关税
英国财政部10月27日在伦敦宣布，在财政大臣 John Healey 于10月28日发表其首份预算案之前，政府先公布五项减轻家庭日常开支的措施，包括把商务行车里程免税额永久化、扩大育儿津贴、改革照护者津贴的收入悬崖、取消逾百种进口商品关税，以及扩充邮局投递箱网络。
五项措施为：第一，员工与自雇者因公驾车首1万英里的免税里程额每英里55便士永久化，超过1万英里的部分由每英里25便士上调至35便士，约300万人受惠，按年行驶6,000英里计每年多得约120英镑、15,000英里约300英镑。第二，育儿工资扩至每年多逾15万名家长，包括自雇父亲与伴侣，可领取两周、每周最高194英镑。第三，照护者津贴以渐退制取代「悬崖」门槛，超出收入上限部分每赚1英镑扣减1英镑。第四，取消100多种商品的进口关税，包括烘豆、巧克力、小黄瓜、橘子酱、植物奶、煤油与化肥，连同此前的暂停征收，估计可为家庭每年在食品上省下最高21英镑。第五，扩充邮局投递箱网络。
Healey 说：「今天的这些日常修补，只是我们为家庭腾出一点喘息空间所做工作的一小部分。」政府把10月28日的预算案主题定为「给今天留出喘息，给未来带来新希望」。
预算案演说于10月28日在下议院发表，其余税收与开支决定以演说及随后公布的预算文件为准。
UK Treasury Pre-Announces Five Everyday Fixes Before the Budget: Mileage Rate Made Permanent, Parental Pay Extended, Tariffs Removed on 100+ Imports
The UK Treasury announced in London on October 27, ahead of Chancellor John Healey's first Budget on October 28, five measures to ease everyday costs for families: making the tax-free business mileage rate permanent, extending parental pay, replacing the Carer's Allowance cliff edge with a taper, removing import tariffs on more than 100 products, and expanding the Post Office drop-box network.
Under the package, the 55p-per-mile tax-free rate for the first 10,000 business miles driven by employees and the self-employed becomes permanent, while the rate above 10,000 miles rises from 25p to 35p, benefiting around 3 million people and worth about £120 a year at 6,000 miles and £300 at 15,000 miles. Parental pay is extended to more than 150,000 additional parents a year, including self-employed fathers and partners, at two weeks of up to £194 a week. The Carer's Allowance cliff edge is replaced by a taper withdrawing £1 for every £1 earned over the limit. Tariffs are removed on over 100 products including baked beans, chocolate, gherkins, marmalade, plant-based drinks, kerosene and fertilisers, which together with earlier suspensions could save households up to £21 a year on food. The Post Office drop-box network will also be expanded.
'Today's everyday fixes are just a small part of what we are doing to give families a bit of breathing space,' Healey said. The government has set the theme of the October 28 Budget as 'Breathing space for today, fresh hope for the future.'
The Budget speech is delivered in the House of Commons on October 28; the remaining tax and spending decisions are set out in the speech and in the Budget documents published alongside it.
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