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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Some places (America, Ireland and Spain) give tax relief on mortgage-interest payments. Others, such as Britain, eliminate or lower the tax on capital gains from sales of someone's main house.

比如美国，爱尔兰，和西班牙等这些地方减轻了贷款利率的一些税收，另外一些地方像英国减免或减低了房屋所有人在销售房屋时的资本所得税款。

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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