觀點倫敦

It is time to set London free to tax and spend its own money
倫敦應該享有更大程度的自決權


倫敦政治經濟學院教授特拉弗斯:倫敦擁有強大而發達的政治階層和政府體系。但它擁有的稅權,卻僅與一個小型鄉村自治市相當。這種局面必須改變。

London is one of the world’s leading cities. It and its hinterland are comparable with the New York-New Jersey region and the Paris agglomeration. It has a powerful and developed political class and system of government. Yet its access to the taxes paid by its residents and businesses is on a par with a small rural municipality. This needs to change.

作爲世界主要城市之一,倫敦及其腹地可與紐約-新澤西地區以及巴黎都會區比肩。它擁有強大而發達的政治階層和政府體系。但它擁有的稅權,卻僅與一個小型鄉村自治市相當。這種局面必須改變。

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