That policy was destined to produce a financial crisis, because it was bound to leave governments and banks with depleted assets and larger debts. Despite austerity, the forecast of this year’s UK structural deficit has increased from 6.5% to 8% – requiring an extra £22 billion ($34.6 billion) in cuts a year.
这一政策注定要导致金融危机，因为这注定会把政府和银行资产侵蚀殆尽，让它们背上越来越大的债务包袱。即使采取了紧缩政策，今年英国结构性赤字预计仍将上升6.5%—6.8%，这意味着还要削减220亿英镑才能实现平衡。首相卡梅伦和财政大臣奥斯本将责任推给了欧元区危机，而事实上，应该受到指责是他们自己的经济无知。