A carbon tax could raise a similar amount and, properly designed, could have the further merit of helping Britain to lower its emissions of greenhouse gases.

碳税能提高相同的数量，而且可以进一步帮助英国降低温室气体的排放，如果设计合理的话。

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Remarkably, confidence in the banking system appears lower in Britain - 4.2 out of 10 - than in bankrupt Iceland, which polled 4.6.

值得注意的是，10个英国人只有4.2人对银行系统有信心，这一数据比破产了的冰岛还低，冰岛的数据为4.6。

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Debt ratios in Germany and France are around half the level in Britain, reflecting lower rates of home ownership.

德国和法国的抵押债务比例大约是英国水平的一半，这也可以显示这些国家的相对较低的房屋拥有率。

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Though ownership of cars is lower in Britain than other European countries, the British use their cars much more intensively.

ECONOMIST: Transport

It is actually lower than in Britain, as the New York Times noted last year.

BBC: Class calculator: A US view of the class system

Random breath-testing is the norm across Australia, and the maximum breath alcohol is lower than in Britain.

BBC: The amber nectar