国际英语资讯:Brexit threat to Britains latest budget: expert
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 30-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Exchequer">Exchequer</span> <span word="Philip">Philip</span> <span word="Hammond">Hammond</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="away">away</span> 20 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extras">extras</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="borrowing">borrowing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfavorable">unfavorable</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Fiscal">Fiscal</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> (<span word="IFS">IFS</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>: "<span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Hammond">Hammond</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gamble">gamble</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="finances">finances</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Budget">Budget</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gamble">gamble</span>."</p><p><span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Evening">Evening</span> <span word="Standard">Standard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="Hammond">Hammond</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="Budget">Budget</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="lavishly">lavishly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span>, <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="Chaotic">Chaotic</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separation">separation</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="stumbling">stumbling</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chaotic">chaotic</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="market">market</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="income">income</span>.</p><p><span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="said">said</span>: ""<span word="Suppose">Suppose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span> <span word="deteriorate">deteriorate</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="might">might</span>. <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="Hammond">Hammond</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="then">then</span>?</p>
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