【读新闻学英语】工党上台 哪些人群钱袋子更满？

National's planned tax cuts are off the table but students, households with young families and low-income workers are set to get more in the pocket under the new Labour-led Government.
国家党计划的减税已经落空，但是在工党领导的新政府下，年轻家庭和低收入工作者的钱袋子将收益更多。
Tax cut：减税
Off the table：离开台面，不予讨论

New Zealand First last night announced it would form a coalition with the Labour party and the Green party will provide support.
昨晚，新西兰优先党宣布将与工党组建联合政府，绿党将提供支持。
Coalition：联合政府

Policy tweaks are yet to be revealed, but in its pre-election promises Labour said it would lift the minimum wage from $15.75 an hour to $16.50 by April next year.
政策调整尚未公布，但是工党在选举前承诺说，将在明年4月将最低工资从15.75纽币/小时提高到16.5纽币/小时。
Tweak：调整；改进
Lift：提高

For students it plans to make the first year of tertiary education free and increase the student allowance by $50 a week from January.
对于学生，工党计划对高等教育第一年免收学费，并从明年1月起增加50纽币学生补贴。
Tertiary education：高等教育；大学教育
Allowance：津贴

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It has also promised to increase paid parental leave from the current 18 weeks to 26 weeks and boost working for families benefits.
此外，工党也承诺将带薪育婴假从目前的18周延长到26周，并增加家庭援助金。
Parental leave：育婴假；产假

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Its families package includes a promised $60 a week for all children in the first year after paid parental leave finishes and for up to three years for low-income families.
其家庭政策包括：在带薪育婴假结束后的第一年所有孩子提供60纽币的补贴，为低收入家庭提供最多三年的补贴。

Older voters will also see some benefits with a winter energy payment for those on superannuation as well as those on a main benefit.
对于年长选民，退休老人和领取福利的家庭给可从冬季能源补贴计划中获益。
Superannuation:退休金

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Single people will receive $450 a year and couples or those with children will get $700 a year, paid monthly from May to September.
个人将获得每年450纽币的补贴，夫妇或有孩子的家庭将得到每年700纽币的补贴，从5月至9月按月支付。

Labour promised the families package would come into force from July next year.
工党承诺这些家庭一揽子政策将从明年7月开始实施。
Come into force：开始实施；生效

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