The increase in VAT could push inflation above 3%, requiring Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, to explain why the 2% target has been overshot to such an extent.

• 增值税的上升将会把通货膨胀率推高到3%25以上，这就要求英国银行总裁MervynKing解释为什么通货膨胀率2%25的目标被超过了这么多。