The former Finance Minister says we need less hyperbole from his successor and more about what she plans to do. 

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has accused Labour of economic and fiscal vandalism on the back of Treasury's half-yearly economic and fiscal update. 

The butt of much of her criticism is Labour's Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. 

He told Tim Dower that international ratings agencies have consistently reported in recent years that our economy has been well run in difficult circumstances. 

Robertson says Willis has no evidence for her claims, and it's time she tells us what she's going to do instead of baseless attacks on him. 

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