英国诺丁汉市破产！

英国中部工业城市诺丁汉市于当地时间29日宣布破产，并根据《1988年地方政府财政法》第114条发出了宣告破产的通知。

Nottingham city council has issued a section 114 notice, in effect declaring itself bankrupt, as experts warn an increasing number of councils are “reaching breaking point”.

诺丁汉市政委员会表示，该市已事实性破产，这意味其将停止法律规定服务之外的所有支出。

In an announcement on Wednesday, the local authority said it had a significant gap in its budget and the council’s chief financial officer had decided it was not able to produce a balanced budget for this year.

A section 114 notice means all spending, apart from on protecting vulnerable people and providing statutory services, will be suspended.

诺丁汉市是英国仅次于伦敦的第二大贸易集散地，近年来一直受财政问题困扰，此前已被英国政府监管。据了解，2020年，该市创办的“罗宾汉能源公司”出现经营问题，此后诺丁汉市政委员会一直面临着财务压力。

今年9月，英国第二大城市伯明翰宣布事实性破产，同样暂停了非必要公共支出。

Birmingham city council issued a section 114 notice in September because of financial problems compounded by a £760m equal pay bill and failed IT implementation costing £100m.

来源：央视新闻 英国卫报