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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.
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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