In the past, countries had to worry that a rising fuel tax could become built into uncomfortably high inflation rates. Currently, however, central bankers are not worried about inflation, except in the sense that they want it to be a little higher.
对美国和其他发达国家来说，从宏观经济角度，这也是改革良机。过去，各国需要担心提高燃料税可能导致畸高的通货膨胀率。但是，最近央行并不担心通胀——倒是希望通胀稍微高一些。