英国计划通过减税来缓解退欧冲击

Britain has announced plans to cut corporation tax to less than 15 percent in an attempt to cushion the shock of the country's decision to leave the European Union.

英国方面近日宣布，计划把企业税率降至15%以下，以试图减缓脱离欧盟带来的震动。

Chancellor George Osborne told the Financial Times he wanted to build a "super competitive economy" with low business taxes and a global focus.

英国财政大臣乔治·奥斯本接受《金融时报》采访时表示，他希望能够打造一个拥有“超级竞争力的经济体”，将享有低营业税，并成为世界焦点。

Osborne wants to set the lowest corporation tax rate of any major economy, announcing a target of less than 15%, down from 20% now. He said Britain should "get on with it" to prove to investors that the country was still "open for business".

奥斯本希望把英国的企业税率定在主要经济体中的最低水平，目标是从现行的20%调低至15%以下。他表示，英国应当"接受减税计划"，向投资者证明该国仍然"对商业开放"。

Such a sharp cut in business taxes would take Britain close to the 12.5 percent corporation tax rate in Ireland and would anger EU finance ministers who fear a "race to the bottom".

减税幅度如此之大，将使英国公司税率接近于爱尔兰12.5%的水平，并将让那些担心成员国竞相把税率降到最低的欧盟财政部长们愤怒。

Beside the tax cut, the chancellor said his five-point plan included focusing on a new push for investment from China, ensuring support for bank lending, redoubling efforts to invest in the Northern powerhouse and maintaining the UK's fiscal credibility.

奥斯本表示，除了减税，他的五点经济振兴计划还包括：集中力量发起新一轮争取中国投资的动作，确保对银行放贷的支持，加大对北方经济引擎的投资力度以及维持英国的财政可信度。

The Chancellor said Britain would aggressively seek bilateral trade deals and that he would lead an extended visit to China this year to try to keep inward investment flowing.

这位财政大臣表示，英国将积极需求新的双边贸易协议，他将于今年对中国展开一次拓展访问，以保持投资继续流入英国。

In spite of the expected shock to the public finances, he also called for the next prime minister to commit to the HS2 rail project from London to the north, the planned trans-Pennine rail improvements and a third runway for the south-east.

尽管公众财政遭受到了预期的冲击，但奥斯本仍呼吁下一任首相继续投资连接伦敦和北部的HS2铁道项目、改善跨奔宁山脉铁路，并批准建设新的第三条南北通道。