the British cabinet minister responsible for finance

as chancellor of the exchequer gordon brown supplemented the annual budget with a pre-budget report and a biennial spending review.

当戈登·布朗时任财政大臣的时候，他为一年一度的「财政预算案」增加了「先期预算报告」和两年一次的支出审查。

as chancellor of the exchequer for ten years, his efforts to improve the lot of poor pensioners often saw him claw funds from more prosperous ones.

做了10年的财政大臣，布朗努力改善贫困退休人命运，这让他经常把手伸向比较富裕的人们要资金。

the chancellor of the exchequer is putting a financial ceiling on the health service.

财政大臣给保健服务定下了经费上限。

chancellor of the exchequer refused to ask parliament to abolish the tax on alcohol.

财务大臣谢绝让议会拔除对烈性酒的征税。

u. k. chancellor of the exchequer george osborne said sunday the government has stepped up its planning measures in recent months to be prepared for a possible collapse of the euro zone. the u.

英国财政大臣奥斯本（georgeosborne）周日说，英国政府这几个月加强了规划措施，目的就是为欧元区可能发生的解体做準备。

but the chancellor of the exchequer revealed what may be the most crucial cut of all back in june: his decision to change the price index used to uprate benefits and public-sector pensions.

但是同时他还透露，最重要的节流恐怕是在6月：他决定调整物价指数。物价指数过去常用于增加福利和公共养老金。

gordon brown, the chancellor of the exchequer and probable prime minister from this summer, preferred a chamber with 80% of its members elected.

今夏当选英国首相呼声最高的现财政大臣戈登?布朗，赞成80%的上议院议员由选举产生。