Gordon Brown敦促英国通过对赌博征税,将儿童贫穷作为重大经济威胁,从而结束对两名儿童的补贴上限。 Gordon Brown urges UK to end two-child benefit cap by taxing gambling, citing child poverty as a major economic threat.

英国前首相布朗(Gordon Brown)警告说,儿童贫困是国家长期经济稳定和“骇人听闻的流行病”的最大威胁,敦促雷切尔·里夫斯总理提高赌博税,以创造32亿英镑来结束两童福利上限。 Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned that child poverty is the nation’s greatest threat to long-term economic stability and a “shameful epidemic,” urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise gambling taxes to generate £3.2 billion to end the two-child benefit cap. 将儿童税收抵免和普遍信贷限制给两名儿童的政策正在受到审查,运动者和专家只主张完全废除——到2029/30年计算费用30-35亿英镑——实际上将使50万儿童摆脱贫困。 The policy, limiting child tax credits and universal credit to two children, is under scrutiny, with campaigners and experts arguing only full abolition—costing £3–3.5 billion by 2029/30—would effectively lift 500,000 children out of poverty. 投票表明64%的公众支持提高赌博税,如果资金能减少儿童贫困。 Polling shows 64% public support for higher gambling taxes if funds reduce child poverty. Brown正在推动建立一个永久性的跨党派反贫穷联盟。 Brown is pushing for a permanent, cross-party anti-poverty alliance. 虽然政府推迟了战略,并考虑了部分改革,但官员们已经表明即将到来的预算可能会有变化,尽管专家只坚持完全废除,将产生有意义的影响。 While the government has delayed its strategy and considers partial reforms, officials have signaled potential changes in the upcoming Budget, though experts maintain only full repeal will deliver meaningful impact. 政府已承诺提供5亿英镑的新资金。 The government has committed £500 million in new funding.