The world could solve a large part of its fiscal problems by scrapping $2.4tn in energy subsidies, the International Monetary Fund declared yesterday.
国际货币基金组织(IMF)昨日宣称,如果世界各国能取消总计2.4万亿美元的能源补贴,各国的财政问题可在很大程度上得到解决。
The fund’s call suggests higher fuel prices could become a central condition of IMF help in the future, with subsidies already proving a sticking point in its talks with countries such as Egypt, Pakistan and Ukraine.
IMF的呼吁显示,提高能源价格可能成为未来该组织提供援助的核心条件。能源补贴问题已成为IMF与埃及、巴基斯坦和乌克兰等国谈判中的一个症结。
David Lipton, first deputy managing director of the IMF, said countries should scrap fuel subsidies and charge for the cost of pollution – but said the fund was not yet ready to make carbon taxes a condition of its lending programmes.
IMF第一副总裁戴维•利普顿(David Lipton)表示,各国应废除能源补贴,并对污染成本收费。但他表示,IMF尚未打算将征收碳排放税列为其贷款计划的条件之一。
“There are 20 countries that spend more than 5 per cent of GDP on energy subsidies,” said Mr Lipton. “It leads to a fiscal problem because the subsidies are so big that it threatens the fiscal sustainability of the country.”
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