UK proposes new rules to limit foreign political funding
英國提議制定新規則以限制外國政治獻金
On March 26, 2026, the UK government announced significant legislative reforms to curb foreign financial influence in British politics.
2026年3月26日，英國政府宣布了重大立法改革，以遏制外國在英國政治中的金融影響力。
Based on the independent [Rycroft Review|noun], these changes aim to protect the integrity of the electoral system.
基於獨立的「萊克羅夫特審查」(ㄌㄞˋㄎㄜˋㄌㄨㄛˊㄈㄨˋㄊㄜˋㄕㄣˇㄔㄚˊ) (Rycroft Review)，這些變更旨在保護選舉系統的完整性。
Two key measures are being introduced: an annual cap of £100,000 for donations from British citizens living abroad and a total ban on all political donations made via [cryptocurrency|noun].
目前正在引入兩項關鍵措施：針對旅居海外的英國公民每年捐款上限為10萬英鎊，以及全面禁止所有透過「加密貨幣」(ㄐㄧㄚˋㄇㄧˋㄏㄨㄛˋㄅㄧˋ) (cryptocurrency) 進行的政治捐款。
Officials argue that these steps are essential to close loopholes for "dark money" and prevent [malign|adjective] foreign interference.
官員們主張，這些步驟對於堵住「黑錢」(ㄉㄚˋㄎㄜˋㄇㄛㄋㄧ) (dark money) 的漏洞並防止「惡意」(ㄜˋㄧˋ) (malign) 的外國干預至關重要。
The reforms, integrated into the Representation of the People Bill, are seen as a response to evolving threats from various international actors.
這些改革被納入《人民代表法案》(Representation of the People Bill)，被視為對來自各個國際參與者不斷演變的威脅所做出的回應。
While the government emphasizes the need for security, the move also impacts political parties like Reform UK, which previously relied on significant crypto-based funding.
雖然政府強調了安全的需求，但此舉也影響了像英國改革黨 (Reform UK) 這樣的政黨，該黨先前依賴大量的加密貨幣資金。
As the UK strengthens its oversight, the focus remains on ensuring that funding does not disproportionately influence national [politics|noun].
隨著英國加強監管，重點仍然是確保資金不會對國家「政治」(ㄓㄥˋㄓˋ) (politics) 產生不成比例的影響。
