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The Guardian
Andy Burnham questions funding for defence and health
Andy Burnham is working to accelerate the rollout of a national care service, with plans to bring forward the social care review and explore funding options, likely including a new national system financed by taxes or social insurance. He emphasized the need for fiscal discipline while addressing the cost of living and announced a VAT removal from electricity bills to reduce costs, but the funding for this measure and other policies remains uncertain. Burnham is also focused on managing financial constraints and has abandoned some costly proposals, such as raising income tax thresholds, to comply with existing fiscal rules.
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