Ginny Andersen has pushed back against suggestions PM Chris Hipkins and his Finance Minister Grant Robertson aren't on the same page.
Andersen, the Police and Justice Minister, was asked by Ryan Bridge on AM whether Hipkins and Robertson were in lock-step ahead of October's election.
"They are completely on the same page," Andersen said.
On Thursday, rumours emerged about a Labour plan to drop GST from fruit and vegetables - with National claiming it had received a leak within the Government. That was also an idea Robertson has said he's against.
That came after Hipkins earlier this month announced a capital gains tax or wealth tax wouldn't be introduced under his watch.
He also torched a tax switch idea the Government had secretly been working on, something Robertson was in favour of.
When asked on Friday why Hipkins and Robertson had different positions on tax, Andersen said the Finance Minister had "come out really clearly after that" and agreed "it was not the right time" for a switch.
National wasn't buying it.
"When you've got an economy that is tanking and we're in [a] recession, you need to have your Prime Minister and your Finance Minister in lock-step," National MP Erica Stanford said, appearing on AM alongside Andersen. "The two of them cannot agree."
While rumours about Labour's tax policy and divisions within the party continue to swirl, National has pledged to give tax cuts by indexing thresholds to inflation. As of today, however, the party has not revealed how it would pay for the policy.
"Nicola Willis is the finance spokesperson and is going to be releasing our full tax plan quite soon, and she's actually brought it forward as well to give Kiwis the knowledge of exactly how it's going to work and how we're going to pay for it," Stanford said.
