LOW interest rates are intended to ease the burden on debtors, discourage saving, encourage spending and thereby revive the economy.

低利率能够缓解债务人的负担、减少储蓄、鼓励花费，从而复苏经济。

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Meanwhile, the 3.8-percent tax on unearned income, like capital gains, dividends, and interest, will discourage saving and investment.

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It is a nice irony that the bank, which has done so much to discourage saving, is one of the most prudent savers of all.

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The chancellor has been irked by Lord Turner's criticism of the way his pet means-tested pension credits discourage saving and he is resentful of the commission's intrusion on his Treasury turf.

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