A dispute has risen between the Government and Opposition over the state of Crown finances.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has told Newstalk ZB he called in public service chiefs for a meeting about financial restraint, but he rejects claims of a large shortfall in tax revenue.
Act Leader David Seymour told Mike Hosking Robertson called the meeting to quickly improve the books before the pre-election update.
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