英國考慮繼續繳納歐盟預算
Britain would continue to pay billions of pounds into the EU budget after Brexit to maintain cherished single-market access for the City of London and other sectors under plans being discussed by Theresa May’s cabinet.
根據特里薩•梅(Theresa May)的內閣正在討論的計劃，英國退歐後可能將繼續向歐盟預算支付數十億英鎊，以便爲倫敦金融城(City of London)和其他行業維持寶貴的單一市場準入。
The prime minister’s demand that Britain controls its borders and throws off the jurisdiction of EU judges has led many in London and Brussels to conclude that British-based banks and insurers would inevitably lose the “passporting” rights that allows them to trade freely in Europe.
英國首相對於英國控制本國邊境和擺脫歐盟司法管轄權的要求，使得倫敦和布魯塞爾的許多人士得出結論認爲，總部位於英國的銀行和保險公司將不可避免地失去可以讓他們在歐洲自由經營的“護照”權利。
But in a move likely to upset many Conservative Eurosceptics, Mrs May has not ruled out making future payments to the EU to secure privileged access to the single market. Finance is among the sectors most likely to benefit in any deal that recognised the “equivalence” of regulatory regimes.
但可能讓保守黨內很多歐洲懷疑論者失望的是，爲了爭取單一市場準入，梅並未排除未來向歐盟繳費的可能性。在承認彼此監管制度“等效性”的任何協議中，金融業是最可能受益的行業之一。
On Friday, she assured Japanese carmaker Nissan that trading conditions for its Sunderland car plant would not change after Brexit, in the first suggestion that the government could pick favoured sectors to shield from the impact of leaving the EU.
上週五，梅向日本汽車製造商日產(Nissan)保證，其位於桑德蘭(Sunderland)的汽車廠的貿易條件在英國退歐後不會發生變化，這是她首次暗示英國政府可能挑選部分受重視的行業免遭退歐衝擊。
Several senior ministers have told the Financial Times that the cabinet is considering how Britain could carry on paying billions of pounds into the EU budget. “We would have to be careful how we explained it,” said one minister. “But Theresa has been very careful not to rule it out.” Another senior Tory said: “With Theresa, you have to listen carefully to the silences.”
多名資深部長級官員對英國《金融時報》表示，內閣正在考慮英國如何才能繼續向歐盟預算貢獻數十億英鎊。“我們必須謹慎地對此作出解釋，”一位部長級官員表示，“但特里薩一直非常謹慎地不排除這一可能性。”另一位資深保守黨人士稱：“對於特里薩，你必須聽話聽音。”
The Office for National Statistics said the average annual net British contribution to the EU between 2010-14 was ￡7.1bn, once the UK rebate and the flow of money back from Brussels to projects and institutions in the UK was taken into account.
英國國家統計局(Office of National Statistics)稱，2010至2014年間，英國對歐盟的年均淨貢獻爲71億英鎊（在計入英國得到的返還和布魯塞爾對英國項目和機構的撥款之後）。
