澳增加税种援助洪灾重建

时间：2011-01-27 05:21:54

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Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a new tax to help pay for devastating1 floods that she says will cost A$5.6bn ($5.6bn; £3.5bn) in reconstruction2.

澳大利亚总理茱莉亚·吉拉德宣布增加一项新税种以援助洪灾重建工作，她表示重建将耗费56亿澳元。

Ms Gillard said the 12-month tax, starting from 1 July, would be levied3 on（征税，扣押） those earning A$50,000 or more and those affected4 by floods would not pay.

"We should not put off to tomorrow what we are able to do today," she said.

More than 30 people have been killed since flooding began last month.

Ms Gillard said: "The Treasury's preliminary estimates are that GDP growth in this financial year will be about half a percentage point less due to the floods.

"The best preliminary estimate of the direct cost to the federal budget of the summer's flood disaster is A$5.6bn."

The BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney says Ms Gillard has faced criticism for her handling of the floods and has been overshadowed（使失色） by Queensland's Premier5 Anna Bligh. Ms Gillard will be hoping this reconstruction programme will also help rehabilitate6（复兴） her image, he says.

Cost-cutting

The new tax will charge an extra 0.5% on those earning A$50,000-A$100,000 and 1% more on those earning more than A$100,000.

Ms Gillard said that ''in a growing economy, we pay as we go" and said deferring7（推迟） the costs was a "soft option" she was not prepared to take.

Large parts of Queensland, the eastern seaboard and Victoria have been inundated8（淹没） by flooding.

Agriculture, mining and transport infrastructure9 have been badly hit, along with the massive damage to private homes.

Ms Gillard said: ''The great floods of this summer have been a national tragedy, not just a natural disaster because of the awful loss of human life."

She said there would be an immediate10 payment from the federal government of A$2bn to Queensland, the worst-hit state.

Unemployed11 Australians will be paid to move to Queensland.

Ms Gillard is also delaying or cutting infrastructure projects to save about A$675m and cutting back on carbon abatement12 programmes to save further costs.

However, Ms Gillard must get the tax through parliament and as she relies on minor13 parties and independents in both houses, she faces a tough task given that the main opposition14 is opposed to the levy15.

The Greens said they supported the new tax but added that it "beggars belief that the government would choose to cut climate change" measures.


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1 devastating muOzlG     
adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的
参考例句：
  • It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
  • Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
2 reconstruction 3U6xb     
n.重建，再现，复原
参考例句：
  • The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
  • In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。
3 levied 18fd33c3607bddee1446fc49dfab80c6     
征（兵）( levy的过去式和过去分词 )； 索取； 发动（战争）； 征税
参考例句：
  • Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor. 向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多。
  • Heavy fines were levied on motoring offenders. 违规驾车者会遭到重罚。
4 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
5 premier R19z3     
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
参考例句：
  • The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
  • He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
6 rehabilitate 2B4zy     
vt.改造(罪犯)，修复；vi.复兴，(罪犯)经受改造
参考例句：
  • There was no money to rehabilitate the tower.没有资金修复那座塔。
  • He used exercise programmes to rehabilitate the patients.他采用体育锻炼疗法使患者恢复健康。
7 deferring d2cd9fb6ccdde7a0a9618fb4ae1b4833     
v.拖延，延缓，推迟( defer的现在分词 )；服从某人的意愿，遵从
参考例句：
  • Recently, the Supreme Court has focused on an additional reason for deferring to administrative agencies. 最近，最高法院强调了尊重行政机构的另一种理由。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
  • Think of it as deferring part of the compiler's job to runtime. 可以认为这是将编译器的部分工作延迟到了运行时。 来自互联网
8 inundated b757ab1facad862c244d283c6bf1f666     
v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付
参考例句：
  • We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
  • We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 infrastructure UbBz5     
n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施
参考例句：
  • We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
  • We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
10 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
11 unemployed lfIz5Q     
adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的
参考例句：
  • There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
  • The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。
12 abatement pzHzyb     
n.减(免)税，打折扣，冲销
参考例句：
  • A bag filter for dust abatement at the discharge point should be provided.在卸料地点应该装设袋滤器以消除粉尘。
  • The abatement of the headache gave him a moment of rest.头痛减轻给他片刻的休息。
13 minor e7fzR     
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
14 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
15 levy Z9fzR     
n.征收税或其他款项，征收额
参考例句：
  • They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
  • A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。

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