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Labour: Govt doesn't have a plan for impending inflation rise

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Fri, 23 Oct 2026, 6:10am
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Labour Party finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds.

Inflation's eased up slightly - but it's also become more persistent and widespread.

The official inflation rate has fallen in the past three months - from 4.1 percent to 3.7 percent - due to a brief fall in fuel prices.

But underlying core inflation has been rising and more items are increasing in price.

Labour's Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds told Francesca Rudkin the government doesn't have a plan to tackle the rising prices. 

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