Six years ago, Britain began an experiment that was called “bold” by some economists and “reckless” by others. George Osborne, then Conservative chancellor, announced the minimum wage for over-25s would accelerate sharply to reach 60 per cent of median hourly pay by 2020. His decision was linked to his determination to cut welfare spending. But he also argued the intervention would boost the economy’s stubbornly poor productivity performance.
六年前，英國開始了一項實驗，一些經濟學家稱之為“大膽”，另一些人稱之為“魯莽”。當時的財政大臣、保守黨人喬治?奧斯本(George Osborne)宣布，將大幅提高25歲以上人群的最低工資水平，到2020年達到時薪中值的60%。他的決定與他削減福利開支的決心有關。但他還主張，這一干預措施將提振英國經濟生產率持續低迷的表現。
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