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

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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. 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. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.