The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures.

通胀数字未包括借贷成本。

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The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment.

高昂的借贷成本正抑制行业对新设备的投资。

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Spain, by contrast, has seen its borrowing cost shoot up in recent weeks, reflecting growing fears of a possible future default.

而西班牙则不同，最近几周以来，其借贷成本迅速增加，反映出人们对未来可能违约的担心正在增加。

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It leaves the decision whether to use further borrowing, cost-cutting or new taxes to pay it clearly in the hands of the legislative branch.

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It means that the U.S. can continue to finance its operations by borrowing almost zero-cost money today and likely for the foreseeable future (where do you think capital will flight to if the Euro breaks up?).

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But they think higher growth is worth the long-term cost of higher borrowing - that if the government is going to be forced to borrow more anyway, it might as well choose upfront what it is going to spend that money on.

BBC: Business