如果政府不催促邮局的丑闻赔偿,英国国会议员会要求罚款。
UK MPs demand financial penalties if government doesn't hasten Post Office scandal compensation.
联合王国国会议员呼吁,如果政府未能加快对邮局丑闻受害者的赔偿,则将罚款,因为邮局丑闻错误地判定数以百计的副校长因信息技术系统存在缺陷而有罪。
UK MPs have called for financial penalties if the government fails to speed up compensation for victims of the Post Office scandal, which wrongfully convicted hundreds of sub-postmasters due to faulty IT systems.
目前,在列入预算的18亿英镑中,只支付了4.99亿英镑,邮局在法律费用上花费了1.36亿英镑。
Currently, only £499 million of the £1.8 billion budgeted has been paid out, with the Post Office spending £136 million on legal fees.
委员会还建议取消邮局处理赔偿事宜的做法,并引入具有法律约束力的时限。
The committee also recommends removing the Post Office from handling compensation and introducing legally binding timeframes.
政府声称正在努力加快进程。
The government claims to be working to speed up the process.