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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Burnham Refuses To Rule Out Tax Rises In Autumn Budget
Caption: Burnham Refuses To Rule Out Tax Rises In Autumn Budget. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has refused to rule out tax rises in the autumn Budget, acknowledging the government faces a challenging financial situation. Burnham said he would not be unrealistic about the state of the public finances and promised to take a careful approach ahead of Chancellor John Healey's first Budget on 28 October. The prime minister defended his recent cost-of-living measures, including the £2 bus fare cap and removing VAT from household electricity bills saying they had been fully funded by reprioritising existing spending. He pointed to his decision to abandon the previous government's digital ID scheme as one source of savings. However, questions remain over how the government will finance larger commitments, including social care reform with experts warning ministers have limited room for additional spending. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Andy Burnham,UK Prime Minister,refuses,rule out,tax rises,Autumn budget,government,Chancellor John Healey,first Budget,28 October,cost-of-living,measures,public finances,spending
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