英国贸易工会大会（TUC）发布报告称，自2021年以来，英国家庭平均在抵押贷款、贷款、能源和水费上额外支出13,961英镑，相当于每年2,792英镑1。其中抵押贷款成为最大负担，平均额外支出9,034英镑（每年1,806英镑），其次是贷款利息1,911英镑（每年382英镑）、电力和天然气费用2,644英镑（每年529英镑），以及水费372英镑（每年74英镑）1。
高通胀和利率上升已导致家庭支出大幅减少，拖累经济增长，英国成为七国集团中疫情以来消费支出增长最弱的国家1。TUC总书记保罗·诺瓦克表示："从紧缩到疫情再到能源冲击和特朗普通胀，工薪阶层承受了一次又一次危机的冲击"1。报告预计，到2025年1月，消费者能源账单可能达到2,000英镑/年1。
TUC呼吁财政大臣约翰·希利在10月28日的预算中采取措施应对生活成本危机1。希利计划在预算中给家庭"喘息的机会"1。国际货币基金组织则呼吁希利"坚持路线"以减少预算赤字1。
The Trades Union Congress has released findings showing that British households have incurred an average of £13,961 in additional expenses since 2021 across mortgages, loans, energy, and water bills 1. This translates to roughly £2,792 annually per household, with the surge driven by elevated inflation and rising interest rates that have constrained consumer spending and hampered economic growth 1.
The breakdown of these increased costs reveals that mortgage payments account for the largest burden, with households paying an average of £9,034 more, or £1,806 yearly 1. Loan repayments have added £1,911 on average, equivalent to £382 per year 1. Energy costs, including electricity and gas, have risen by an average of £2,644, or £529 annually 1, while water charges have increased by £372, totaling £74 per year 1. Looking ahead, consumer energy bills are projected to reach £2,000 annually by January 2025 1.
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak commented on the cumulative toll, stating: "From austerity to the pandemic to the energy shock and Trump inflation, working people have been battered by crisis after crisis" 1. The union's appeal comes as the UK records the weakest post-pandemic consumer spending growth among G7 nations 1. The TUC has called on Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey to introduce measures in the October 28 budget to ease the cost-of-living crisis and provide households with "a breathing space" 1, though the International Monetary Fund has urged Healey to "stay the course" in reducing the budget deficit 1.
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