-- 英國獨立智庫決議基金會(Resolution Foundation)週一敦促英國政府在冬季來臨前加快實施社會能源價格機制,以幫助減輕能源價格上漲給家庭帶來的日益沉重的負擔。 該機構表示:“由於中東衝突導致能源價格上漲,英國民眾的生活水平將受到打擊。市場定價顯示,今年英國中位勞動年齡家庭的生活水平將比沒有衝突的情況下下降480英鎊(約合644.62美元)。” 儘管部分低收入家庭在部分社會福利調整後實際生活水準有所提高,但整體而言,今年的生活水準增幅預計約為1.2%,低於戰前2.8%的預期。 對於此前預計今年平均收入將成長0.9%的高收入家庭而言,這一增幅現在可能更接近0.6%。 該基金會表示,由於能源價格上漲反映在水電費和汽油價格上,社會電價機制將保護家庭免受價格衝擊,尤其是在能源成本通常達到高峰的冬季。
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