巴基斯坦将逐步取消燃油补贴
SOD - July 1

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Pakistan’s government plans to phase out politically-sensitive fuel subsidies during the new financial year that starts today as it tries to bring a ballooning budget deficit under control, according to senior Pakistani officials.	据巴基斯坦高级官员透露，从今日开始的新财年里，该国政府计划逐步取消在政治上非常敏感的燃油补贴，以控制不断膨胀的预算赤字。
The government spent $2.4bn during the fiscal year that ended yesterday to subsidise domestic fuel prices and protect consumers from a sharp rise in global oil prices.	在截止昨日的上一财年里，为补贴国内燃油价格、保护消费者免受全球油价大幅上涨的影响，巴基斯坦政府共花费了24亿美元。
But this has resulted in a sharp increase in the budget deficit, which is expected to reach about 6.5 per cent of gross domestic product, leading to a rethink by government ministers.	但是，这造成了预算赤字大幅上升，促使政府部长们重新考虑补贴政策。据预计，预算赤字占国内生产总值(GDP)的比例将达到6.5%左右。
”The deficit is unsustainable,” one government minister told the Financial Times. “We have to pass on all the increase in fuel prices to our consumers. By December 2008, there [will] be no fuel-related subsidies in Pakistan.”	“这样的赤字是不可持续的，”一名部长告诉英国《金融时报》，“我们必须将燃油价格的所有上涨部分传导给我们的消费者。到2008年12月，巴基斯坦将不再有燃油相关的补贴。”
	译者/岱嵩