英国保守党公布7亿英镑儿童保育政策 拟取消高收入者补助"悬崖"

英国保守党日前宣布一项年度支出约7亿英镑的儿童保育政策，计划取消对高收入家庭的补助限制。1根据现行制度，单亲家庭只要收入超过10万英镑就会失去免费保育补助资格，形成所谓的"悬崖"现象。1新政策将消除这一收入上限，允许所有每周工作16小时以上的父母获得30小时免费保育。1

保守党领导人凯米·贝当诺为该政策辩护称，"保守党认为你不应该因为工作更多而受到惩罚，但这个儿童保育悬崖恰恰做到了这一点"。1该政策将通过削减艺术委员会英格兰分部和环境局等机构的工作岗位来筹措资金。1与此同时，保守党还计划在英格兰和北爱尔兰废除印花税，该措施年度成本约为90亿英镑。1

工党对这一政策提出批评，表示"这告诉你关于托利党的一切，他们首先想废除的税收政策是帮助高收入者的那个"。1

The UK Conservative Party has unveiled a £700 million annual childcare policy aimed at removing income restrictions that currently prevent higher-earning families from accessing support 1. Under the existing system, single parents earning over £100,000 lose eligibility for childcare assistance, creating what party officials describe as a punitive "cliff edge" 1. The proposed reform would eliminate this income cap, allowing all parents working at least 16 hours per week to claim 30 hours of free childcare regardless of earnings 1.

Party leader Kemi Badenoch framed the initiative as a matter of fairness, stating that "the Conservative Party believes you shouldn't be punished for working more, but this childcare cliff edge does exactly that" 1. The party plans to fund the expansion by cutting positions within institutions including Arts Council England and the Environment Agency 1. The Labour Party criticized the proposal, with a spokesperson arguing that "it tells you everything about the Tories that the first tax policy they want to scrap is the one that helps high earners" 1. The childcare plan complements broader Conservative tax proposals, including plans to abolish stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland at an estimated annual cost of £9 billion 1.