卡梅倫警告 脫歐將影響英國基本福利

David Cameron has warned that leaving the EU would lead to lower pensions and weaker health spending, in a move to win over older voters who polls say are more likely to back Brexit.

英國首相戴維•卡梅倫(David Cameron)警告稱，脫離歐盟將給英國帶來較低的養老金和較弱的醫療開支。此言意在爭取老年選民，民調顯示，這一羣體更有可能支持英國脫歐。

With the Remain lead vanishing in many opinion polls, less than two weeks before the vote, the prime minister told the BBC’s The Andrew Marr Show the economic impact of leaving the EU would force the government to reprioritise its spending plans.

在不到兩週後就要舉行公投、而留歐陣營在民調中的領先優勢蒸發之際，英國首相昨日在BBC政治訪談節目“安德魯•馬爾秀”(Andrew Marr Show)上表示，脫離歐盟的經濟衝擊將迫使政府調整其支出計劃的輕重緩急。

“We would be taking a risk with growth, with jobs and with pensions. We shouldn’t do that — it is the wrong choice,” he said.

“我們將在增長、就業和養老金上冒險。我們不應該那麼做——那是錯誤的選擇，”他說。

During the coalition government, Mr Cameron committed to a so-called triple lock on the basic state pension — currently ￡119.30 a week — that increases it in line with average earnings or the rate of inflation, whichever is greater.

在上一屆政府，即保守黨與自由民主黨聯合執政期間，卡梅倫承諾對基本國家養老金（目前爲每週119.30英鎊）提供所謂三重保障，使其與平均收入或通脹率（取兩者中較大者）同步上升。

The pensions pledge and the ringfence on National Health Service spending could be maintained, Mr Cameron said, but only with tax increases, if Institute for Fiscal Studies projections of the economic impact of Brexit proved correct.

卡梅倫表示，養老金承諾和對英國國民醫療服務(NHS)支出的圈護可以得到保持，但只有增稅才能做到——如果財政研究所(Institute for Fiscal Studies)對於英國脫歐的經濟影響的預測被證明正確。

“If we did face a ￡20bn-￡40bn black hole we would have to make difficult choices. Our pensions promise is based on a growing succeeding economy,” Mr Cameron said. “Our economy will be smaller and that has consequences.”

“如果我們確實面臨200億至400億英鎊的黑洞，我們將不得不做出艱難的選擇。我們的養老金承諾是基於不斷增長的成功的經濟，”卡梅倫表示，“（脫歐將使）我國經濟規模變得更小，那是有後果的。”

The Brexit camp has urged voters to disregard what it calls Project Fear - warnings from the likes of the IMF, the Treasury and the IFS - saying they represent the view of the political elite.

英國脫歐陣營敦促選民不要理會它所稱的“恐懼項目”——來自國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)、英國財政部和財政研究所等機構的警告——稱它們都代表着政治精英階層的觀點。