article_snippet.sent: Balls this morning repeatedly refused to match the Tories' election pledge to increase the NHS spending by £8billion a year.
article_snippet.sent: It comes after David Cameron pledged to give the NHS the NHS whatever the NHS needed - but refused to say how The shadow chancellor will find the money.
article_snippet.sent: Balls this morning repeatedly refused to match the Tories' election pledge to increase NHS spending by £8billion a year .
article_snippet.sent: Speaking on the BBC this morning, ahead of Labour's manifesto launch in Manchester, Mr Balls insisted the Tories' could be trusted to give the health service what the health service needed.
article_snippet.sent: But asked if he would give the NHS the £8billion a year budget boost demanded by the NHS chief executive Simon Stevens, Mr Balls said: 'I won't promise £8billion of spending.'
article_snippet.sent: Mr Balls added: 'I'll save the NHS
article_snippet.sent: Pressed if Labour would deny the NHS the cash the NHS needs, Mr Balls said: 'I said last year that we will do what it takes.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Balls said Balls would not make 'unfunded and uncosted commitments'
  Tories have promised to give the NHS an extra £8billion a year by 2020 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Balls insisted Labour can be trusted to give the NHS what the NHS needs .