英国智库Resolution Foundation发布报告，建议财政大臣约翰·希利通过提高中等收入阶层的税收来筹集国防资金1。该报告指出，若要实现英国国防支出达到国内生产总值3.5%的承诺，需要每年筹集280亿英镑1。根据报告，当前英国平均纳税人的税收负担为32.4%，仍低于经合组织和七国集团的平均水平1。
报告强调了英国税收制度的国际地位问题1。前任财政大臣瑞秋·里夫斯推行的税改导致税楔指数上升2.4个百分点，这是经合组织国家中最大的1。希利需要在未来三年内每年找到约14亿英镑的资金用于总理斯塔默的国防投资计划1。英国已承诺到2035年将国防支出提升至GDP的3.5%1。希利将在10月28日提出首份预算案1。
The Resolution Foundation has called on Chancellor John Healey to raise taxes on middle-income workers to finance Britain's defence spending goals 1. According to the thinktank's report, achieving the government's commitment to raise defence expenditure to 3.5% of GDP requires securing approximately £28 billion annually 1. The foundation argues that the average UK taxpayer's tax burden remains below international standards, making increased taxation on middle earners a viable funding mechanism 1.
The analysis reveals that Britain's tax wedge—the proportion of earnings paid in taxes—currently stands at 32.4% for an average single income earner, falling short of both OECD and G7 averages 1. The recent tax changes introduced by former Chancellor Rachel Reeves pushed the tax wedge up by 2.4 percentage points, the largest increase among OECD nations 1. With median salaries at £33,000 as of last April, Healey must identify approximately £1.4 billion in annual funding over the next three years to support the government's defence investment programme 1. The Chancellor is scheduled to present his first budget on 28 October 1, as the government has pledged to elevate defence spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035 1.
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