But international investors might be equally put off by a weak Conservative government dominated by the party’s Europhobe wing. In either case, GDP growth is likely to slow as business confidence, consumption, and house prices suffer – either from new taxes under Labour or from uncertainties about EU membership under the Conservatives.
工党政府有一套专门用来对付私人外国投资者的税收计划，该计划必定会影响资本流入。但国际投资者也许同样会因为“恐欧派”把持的弱势保守党政府而感到沮丧。无论如何，GDP增长都会随商业信心、消费和房价的不振——或者因为工党的新税收政策，或者因为保守党带来的欧盟成员资格不确定性——而减速。