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据报道,荷兰政府公布了11亿美元的能源援助计划,并在供应担忧中启动了危机应对方案。

-- 据媒体周一报道,荷兰政府宣布了一项价值约10亿欧元(12亿美元)的一系列措施,旨在帮助家庭和企业应对不断上涨的能源成本,同时启动紧急应对计划,以应对日益加剧的全球能源供应中断担忧。 这些措施包括为通勤者、卡车司机和渔民提供临时税收减免,以及提高员工的免税差旅津贴。该方案还为低收入家庭提供定向支持,包括约1.95亿欧元用于补贴能源账单,以及鼓励房主减少能源消耗的激励措施。 尽管受影响行业施加压力,但政府再次拒绝大幅削减燃油税。 此举正值荷兰准备应对中东冲突带来的更多经济影响之际。霍尔木兹海峡是石油和天然气运输的关键通道,其关闭推高了欧洲能源价格,并引发了人们对供应趋紧的担忧。 官员表示,目前没有迫在眉睫的燃料短缺,并指出欧洲的石油、柴油和航空燃油供应足以满足长达一年的需求。然而,当局警告称,他们正在为局势可能恶化做好准备。 这是自2022年俄罗斯入侵乌克兰引发能源危机以来,这项四阶段计划首次启动。 据报道,财政大臣埃尔科·海宁表示,政府正在考虑局势进一步升级的风险,并准备在必要时采取额外措施。 荷兰政府尚未回复的置评请求。

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