National has released its fiscal plan ahead of the election.
But the operating allowance is the biggest difference between it and Labour’s – with Labour having $3.5 billion to National’s $3.2 billion.
National has also allowed a $9.9 billion buffer for anything extraordinary like a natural disaster.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has also said they will do a mini-budget ahead of Christmas if elected.
But National’s potential coalition partner NZ First could throw a potential spanner in the works, particularly with tax cuts.
Meanwhile, Labour candidate Angela Roberts has taken to social media to say she was slapped by a member of the public.
The event happened at a campaign debate at her local Rotary Club at Inglewood in Taranaki.
Newstalk ZB Political Editor Jason Walls joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.
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