Burnham pledges cost-of-living relief while keeping Reeves's fiscal rules

Burnham pledges cost-of-living relief while keeping Reeves's fiscal rules

Andy Burnham has promised a cost-of-living package for Greater Manchester families, with funding details due the day after his speech. The BBC reported he thinks income taxes are too high and wealth taxes too low. Yet he has pledged to follow Rachel Reeves's fiscal rules — the limits on debt and borrowing. Whether both commitments hold remains to be tested.

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