Just modify the template match "table" in the layout.page.xsl like this (in fact add a nbsp in the TD tag)
<xsl:template match="table">
<!-- Spacer Table -->
<xsl:if test="
@margin-left > 0">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="display:inline;float:left;">
<tr><td style="width:{
@margin-left}px;">
<xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes"> </xsl:text></td></tr>
</table>
</xsl:if>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="display:inline;float:left;">
<xsl:apply-templates select="tr"/>
</table>
</xsl:template>