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The Big Beautiful Bill scrapes through

2025/7/4
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Alan Hatton and Darren Lawler
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Chris Beesham
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Erin Delmore
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Jessica O'Sullivan
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Stephanie Hayes
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Erin Delmore: 作为BBC的记者，我认为这个所谓的“美丽法案”虽然暂时提高了美国的债务上限，避免了潜在的违约风险，但从长远来看，它将导致美国国债增加3.4万亿美元，这对债券市场来说是个坏消息。虽然股票市场可能因为企业盈利的预期而上涨，但税收收入的下降可能会带来长期的财政问题。我担心这种短期利益是以牺牲国家长期财政健康为代价的。 Chris Beesham: 作为IG的首席市场分析师，我认为英国政府在福利改革方面的挣扎，暴露了其财政政策的脆弱性。如果政府不能有效控制福利支出，那么要么需要增加税收，要么需要进一步增加支出，这两种选择都可能对英国经济造成损害。特别是考虑到英国目前的债务状况，任何财政上的不稳定都可能迅速恶化市场信心。我担心政府需要采取更加谨慎和可持续的财政策略。

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The Big Beautiful Bill, a nearly 1000-page bill, has passed through Congress with a narrow margin. It includes increased military and border spending, extensions of Trump-era tax cuts, but also significant cuts to healthcare and food aid. The bill's passage temporarily alleviates concerns about the debt ceiling but will increase long-term debt by trillions.
  • The Big Beautiful Bill passed Congress by four votes.
  • The bill increases military and border spending and extends Trump-era tax cuts.
  • It includes deep cuts to healthcare and food aid.
  • The bill increases America's debt ceiling, delaying a potential default but increasing long-term debt by $3.4 trillion over the next decade.
  • President Trump signed an order to increase fees for foreign visitors to U.S. national parks.

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*From the BBC World Service: *President Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, has squeaked through Congress. It boosts military and border spending and extends Trump-era tax cuts, but makes deep cuts to healthcare and food aid. Saturday marks a year in office for the Labour Party in the UK, so what’s the economic verdict of the past 52 weeks? And it's been 10 years since Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage by popular vote, and same-sex couples are contributing significantly to the wedding industry when, overall, marriage numbers are falling.