BT警告英国提高商业利率可能每年耗资400亿英镑, BT warns UK business rate hike could cost £400M annually, harming telecoms investment.

英国电信公司警告说,拟议的联合王国商业利率变化每年可能使基础设施公司损失4亿英镑,有可能减缓电信和宽带方面的重要投资。 BT warns proposed UK business rate changes could cost infrastructure firms £400 million annually, potentially slowing vital investment in telecoms and broadband. 该公司每年以3.75亿英镑的利率支付3.75亿英镑,反对计划增加500 000多英镑以上的房地产税,以资助对小零售商的救济,认为这可以在五年内减少14亿英镑的商业投资,每年使经济萎缩15亿英镑。 The company, paying £375 million yearly in rates, opposes a planned tax increase on properties over £500,000—up to 10p on the pound—to fund relief for small retailers, arguing it could reduce business investment by £1.4 billion over five years and shrink the economy by £1.5 billion annually. 最后决定取决于11月26日的预算和与估价局正在进行的谈判。 The final decision hinges on the November 26 Budget and ongoing talks with the Valuation Office Agency.