Labour believes it's more financially responsible than the current Government following the release of Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update. 

It's predicting economic growth of just 1.7% in 2026, well down on the May Budget's 2.9% forecast. 

Labour's Finance and Economy spokesperson Barbara Edmonds was asked by Andrew Dickens whether her party would have increased taxes to get back in black faster. 

She says they would have followed the same plan they had in 2023, before the election, but ultimately it comes down to choices. 

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Labour believes it's more financially responsible than the current Government following the release of Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update.&nbsp;
It's predicting economic growth of just 1.7% in 2026, well down on the May Budget's 2.9% forecast.&nbsp;
Labour's Finance and Economy spokesperson Barbara Edmonds was asked by Andrew Dickens whether her party would have increased taxes to get back in black faster.&nbsp;
She says they would have followed the same plan they had in 2023, before the election, but ultimately it comes down to choices.&nbsp;
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Barbara Edmonds: Labour's Finance Spokesperson on the state of the Government's books

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Critics are questioning Andy Burnham's first major pledge as UK Prime Minister. 

Burnham has become Britain's seventh Prime Minister in a decade. 

His first announcement was committing an extra £340 million over three years to tackle homelessness. 

Financial Times Whitehall Editor Lucy Fisher told Ryan Bridge questions are already being raised over how he'll fund his wider agenda as he hints at possible tax changes. 

She says critics are asking if he couldn't solve homelessness as Manchester Mayor, how he'll tackle it across the entire UK. 

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Critics are questioning Andy Burnham's first major pledge as UK Prime Minister.&nbsp;
Burnham has become Britain's seventh Prime Minister in a decade.&nbsp;
His first announcement was committing an extra £340 million over three years to tackle homelessness.&nbsp;
Financial Times Whitehall Editor Lucy Fisher told Ryan Bridge questions are already being raised over how he'll fund his wider agenda as he hints at possible tax changes.&nbsp;
She says critics are asking if he couldn't solve homelessness as Manchester Mayor, how he'll tackle it across the entire UK.&nbsp;
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Lucy Fisher: Financial Times Whitehall Editor on Andy Burnham becoming the new UK Prime Minister

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The Government says some council-iwi agreements have gone beyond the initial intention of the law allowing them.  

Existing iwi partnerships will be tossed out with new planning laws, despite the Government initially planning to allow councils to keep existing agreements.  

RMA Reform Parliamentary Under-Secretary Simon Court says the agreements were initially supposed to be about planning matters.  

He told Ryan Bridge in some cases it instead shifted to co-governance models.  

Court says there were expanded roles and appointments at the ratepayers' expense.  

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The Government says some council-iwi agreements have gone beyond the initial intention of the law allowing them. &nbsp;
Existing iwi partnerships will be tossed out with new planning laws, despite the Government initially planning to allow councils to keep existing agreements. &nbsp;
RMA Reform Parliamentary Under-Secretary Simon Court says the agreements were initially supposed to be about planning matters. &nbsp;
He told Ryan Bridge in some cases it instead shifted to co-governance models. &nbsp;
Court says there were expanded roles and appointments at the ratepayers' expense. &nbsp;
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Simon Court: RMA Reform Parliamentary Under-Secretary on the scrapping of iwi-council deals under new reforms

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An economist says digging into today's inflation figures will reveal the real picture.

Stats NZ is releasing Consumers Price Index figures later this morning, comparing prices between April and June against the same period last year.

Economists expect it surge to somewhere around 4%.

Independent Economist Cameron Bagrie told Ryan Bridge he's more interested in core inflation, which strips out food and energy.

He says it's been stubbornly stuck on 2.5% and the Reserve Bank will want that lower. 

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An economist says digging into today's inflation figures will reveal the real picture.
Stats NZ is releasing Consumers Price Index figures later this morning, comparing prices between April and June against the same period last year.
Economists expect it surge to somewhere around 4%.
Independent Economist Cameron Bagrie told Ryan Bridge he's more interested in core inflation, which strips out food and energy.
He says it's been stubbornly stuck on 2.5% and the Reserve Bank will want that lower.&nbsp;
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Cameron Bagrie: Independent Economist on inflation figures out today

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Barbara Edmonds: Labour's Finance Spokesperson on the state of the Government's books

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