Nicola Willis: National's Finance and Economic Growth Spokesperson unpacks the party's fiscal plan
National claims it has a credible path for paying down the country's debt.
The party plans to keep the Budget operating allowance at $2.4 billion —matching Labour's— and return to surplus in two years.
It would cut foreign aid and welfare spending to fund its election commitments, with $7.5 billion left over.
Tax cuts are off the table until New Zealand's in the black.
Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis told Mike Hosking New Zealanders care about dealing with debt.
She says everyone understands that if a household's debt mountain is out of control, you go into a debt spiral, and…
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