Barbara Edmonds: Labour Finance Spokesperson dosen't take blame for the worse than expected economic update

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Grim readings from the Treasury's half year economic and fiscal update. The government's books will stay in the red until at least 2029, a year later than previously predicted. Although the government says it will aim to return to surplus a year earlier.  Finance Minister Nicola Willis is blaming the opposition for the bad result, saying in the past five years Labour added more than $100 billion to our debt. Labour's Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds has pushed back. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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