Wellington, July 21 NZPA - Labour leader Phil Goff is backtracking on his call for the dole to be paid to redundant workers, regardless of the income of their partners.

Wellington, July 21 NZPA - Labour says the Government has deliberately misunderstood its plan to pay redundant workers the dole even if their partners are on high incomes.

Wellington, July 20 NZPA - Labour's call for the dole to be paid to redundant workers even if their partners were on high incomes would cost about $1 billion over three years, Prime Minister John Key said today.