Britain’s Budget woes illustrate the threat to Europe’s social contract
财政紧缩时代下社会契约的重估
Many governments have not come clean with voters about the growing fiscal strains on the welfare state
英国预算困境并非个例,它折射出欧洲各国在老龄化、国防与气候支出激增下面临的残酷财政抉择。然而,政府难以向选民坦白增税或削减福利的必要性,导致改革受阻,IMF警告这正动摇着战后社会契约的根基。