The IMF has urged European governments to pass on rising energy costs to consumers to encourage “energy saving” and a shift towards greener power while protecting poorer households.
国际货币基金组织(IMF)敦促欧洲各国政府将不断上涨的能源成本转嫁给消费者，以鼓励“节能”和转向更为环保的电力，同时要保护较贫困的家庭。
European governments, which have tried to shield households from soaring costs with price controls, tax cuts and subsidies “should allow the full increase in fuels costs to pass to end users to encourage energy saving and switching out of fossil fuels”, the assistant director in the IMF’s European department, said.
欧洲各国政府迄今通过价格管制、减税和补贴来试图保护家庭免受能源成本飙升的影响，但IMF欧洲部助理主任表示，“应该允许把燃料成本的增加全部转嫁给最终用户，以鼓励节能和淘汰化石燃料”。
Writing in an IMF blog post on Wednesday, Oya Celasun added that at the same time governments should put relief measures in place to support low-income households — which are least able to cope with spiking energy prices — was “a priority”.
奥雅•塞拉松(Oya Celasun)周三在IMF的一篇博客文章中补充称，与此同时，各国政府应该出台救济措施来支持低收入家庭，将此视为“优先事项”，因为这些家庭最无力应对不断飙升的能源价格。