{"id":363525,"date":"2026-07-22T16:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/will-andy-burnham-raise-taxes\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T16:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:00:22","slug":"will-andy-burnham-raise-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/will-andy-burnham-raise-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Andy Burnham raise taxes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vVIO9AoVIh0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Will Andy Burnham raise taxes?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vVIO9AoVIh0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham said he has \u201creprioritised\u201d how money is being spent in Government, to try to ease the cost of living.<br \/>\nAsked whether he would \u201cbe honest with the public\u201d that some of his pledges might come with more borrowing or tax rises, the Prime Minister told broadcasters: \u201cI will always be honest with the public \u2013 that\u2019s my style.<br \/>\n\u201cThis week, the three policies I\u2019ve announced \u2013 ending rough sleeping, the bus cap we\u2019re announcing today and the removal of VAT off electricity bills \u2013 are all fully funded, and that\u2019s the way I will go.<br \/>\n\u201cAnd people will say, \u2018Well, how?\u2019<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019ve reprioritised. The public\u2019s priority is reducing cost of living pressures and that\u2019s what I\u2019m doing.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m taking a difficult look at some of the things that the Government was committed to, digital ID being one example, and reprioritising.<br \/>\n\u201cAnd I think that\u2019s what people would expect me to do coming into this job.<br \/>\n\u201cWhen you talk about council housing, it\u2019s about putting greater priority on council housing.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Government had already allocated \u00a339 billion to housing over 10 years.<br \/>\n\u201cMy instruction on coming into this job is to spend a greater proportion of that funding on new council housing because that gives the biggest return on investment than anything else.\u201d #politics @itvnews<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Burnham said he has \u201creprioritised\u201d how money is being spent in Government, to try to ease the cost of living. 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