Jason Walls: Newstalk ZB Political Editor picks apart National's fiscal plan

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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