• An Economists view

    From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 8 22:58:39 2024
    https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-2024-budget-forecasts-are-gloomy-prognosis-about-the-next-three-years

    A good summary, with some forecasts that have not been spoken of by
    many - no allowance for natural catastrophes, and the likelihood that
    (as happened when Bill English was PM) social investment approach
    being more expensive than anticipated, as well as the Cancer drug
    promise that has been extensively covered.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sat Jun 8 20:50:47 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-2024-budget-forecasts-are-gloomy-prognosis-about-the-next-three-years

    A good summary, with some forecasts that have not been spoken of by
    many - no allowance for natural catastrophes, and the likelihood that
    (as happened when Bill English was PM) social investment approach
    being more expensive than anticipated, as well as the Cancer drug
    promise that has been extensively covered.
    Hardly surprising considering the last two government's throwing money away.
    It wiil take more than 3 years to fix that massive damage to our economy.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sun Jun 9 10:33:37 2024
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 20:50:47 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-2024-budget-forecasts-are-gloomy-prognosis-about-the-next-three-years

    A good summary, with some forecasts that have not been spoken of by
    many - no allowance for natural catastrophes, and the likelihood that
    (as happened when Bill English was PM) social investment approach
    being more expensive than anticipated, as well as the Cancer drug
    promise that has been extensively covered.
    Hardly surprising considering the last two government's throwing money away. >It wiil take more than 3 years to fix that massive damage to our economy.

    The extra borrowing for tax cuts is what is likely to drop New
    Zealand's credit rating - and also increase the cost of borrowing
    which will further increase the cost of water - oh but there the
    government will just reduce the standards for water quality, won't
    they. . . .after all lower standards is what they do . . .
    .

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sat Jun 8 22:48:10 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 20:50:47 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-2024-budget-forecasts-are-gloomy-prognosis-about-the-next-three-years

    A good summary, with some forecasts that have not been spoken of by
    many - no allowance for natural catastrophes, and the likelihood that
    (as happened when Bill English was PM) social investment approach
    being more expensive than anticipated, as well as the Cancer drug
    promise that has been extensively covered.
    Hardly surprising considering the last two government's throwing money away. >>It wiil take more than 3 years to fix that massive damage to our economy.

    The extra borrowing for tax cuts is what is likely to drop New
    Zealand's credit rating - and also increase the cost of borrowing
    which will further increase the cost of water - oh but there the
    government will just reduce the standards for water quality, won't
    they. . . .after all lower standards is what they do . . .
    .
    What childishness, the last two governments were profligate, especially the latter one and you know it.
    This government will not reduce water standards or increase costs but they will not allow the takeover of water by a minority racist based bunch of greedies. As for credit rating, also resulting from 6 years of overspending.

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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sun Jun 9 00:18:01 2024
    On 2024-06-08, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 20:50:47 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-2024-budget-forecasts-are-gloomy-prognosis-about-the-next-three-years

    A good summary, with some forecasts that have not been spoken of by
    many - no allowance for natural catastrophes, and the likelihood that
    (as happened when Bill English was PM) social investment approach
    being more expensive than anticipated, as well as the Cancer drug
    promise that has been extensively covered.
    Hardly surprising considering the last two government's throwing money away. >>It wiil take more than 3 years to fix that massive damage to our economy.

    The extra borrowing for tax cuts is what is likely to drop New
    Zealand's credit rating - and also increase the cost of borrowing
    which will further increase the cost of water - oh but there the
    government will just reduce the standards for water quality, won't
    they. . . .after all lower standards is what they do . . .
    .
    You have not factored in the cost of using the three waters model, both the financial and the damage to NZ society.

    It is an accepted fact that the potable water needed fixing and this was
    going to cost many millions of dollars to put right. The real question to address is which option would give better value to the user.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sun Jun 9 03:24:58 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 20:50:47 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-2024-budget-forecasts-are-gloomy-prognosis-about-the-next-three-years

    A good summary, with some forecasts that have not been spoken of by
    many - no allowance for natural catastrophes, and the likelihood that
    (as happened when Bill English was PM) social investment approach
    being more expensive than anticipated, as well as the Cancer drug
    promise that has been extensively covered.
    Hardly surprising considering the last two government's throwing money away. >>It wiil take more than 3 years to fix that massive damage to our economy.

    That would be the government that kept a lot of employers able to
    continue to pay staff during Covid - leading to people still buying
    goods, and profits still generating a good level of profits and hence
    tax income staying at a level that meant that enough government
    borrowing did not increase as much as for most countries - our economy
    was among the fastest to recover, and our debt levels remained lower
    than most countries relative to GDP. Then there was the spending on
    required as a result of the storms and flooding, particularly in the
    Gisborne region. Some - time when all that was happening, the credit
    rating of our country was assessed at a higher level than previously.
    No not that mythical government, the one that very nearly bankrupted this country - the two term labour government recently deceased is the one I referred to.

    Now we have a government that has borrowed to pay for tax cuts - with
    most of those cuts going to a small group of large landlords who have
    been assessed as making around a million dollars each from the very >favourable tax treatment now being given to owners of residential
    properties - it seems the three clowns don't care about starving other >sectors in need of capital . . . - and now there is talk about the new >governments plans leading to a lower international credit rating for
    the extra borrowing they now need to arrange . . .
    Talk is cheap and in your case probably fictitious.

    So what was that "massive damage," Tony?
    Near bankruptcy - do get some help.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sun Jun 9 15:08:04 2024
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 20:50:47 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-2024-budget-forecasts-are-gloomy-prognosis-about-the-next-three-years

    A good summary, with some forecasts that have not been spoken of by
    many - no allowance for natural catastrophes, and the likelihood that
    (as happened when Bill English was PM) social investment approach
    being more expensive than anticipated, as well as the Cancer drug
    promise that has been extensively covered.
    Hardly surprising considering the last two government's throwing money away. >It wiil take more than 3 years to fix that massive damage to our economy.

    That would be the government that kept a lot of employers able to
    continue to pay staff during Covid - leading to people still buying
    goods, and profits still generating a good level of profits and hence
    tax income staying at a level that meant that enough government
    borrowing did not increase as much as for most countries - our economy
    was among the fastest to recover, and our debt levels remained lower
    than most countries relative to GDP. Then there was the spending on
    required as a result of the storms and flooding, particularly in the
    Gisborne region. Some - time when all that was happening, the credit
    rating of our country was assessed at a higher level than previously.

    Now we have a government that has borrowed to pay for tax cuts - with
    most of those cuts going to a small group of large landlords who have
    been assessed as making around a million dollars each from the very
    favourable tax treatment now being given to owners of residential
    properties - it seems the three clowns don't care about starving other
    sectors in need of capital . . . - and now there is talk about the new governments plans leading to a lower international credit rating for
    the extra borrowing they now need to arrange . . .

    So what was that "massive damage," Tony?

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sun Jun 9 17:28:38 2024
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 22:48:10 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 20:50:47 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-2024-budget-forecasts-are-gloomy-prognosis-about-the-next-three-years

    A good summary, with some forecasts that have not been spoken of by >>>>many - no allowance for natural catastrophes, and the likelihood that >>>>(as happened when Bill English was PM) social investment approach
    being more expensive than anticipated, as well as the Cancer drug >>>>promise that has been extensively covered.
    Hardly surprising considering the last two government's throwing money away. >>>It wiil take more than 3 years to fix that massive damage to our economy.

    The extra borrowing for tax cuts is what is likely to drop New
    Zealand's credit rating - and also increase the cost of borrowing
    which will further increase the cost of water - oh but there the >>government will just reduce the standards for water quality, won't
    they. . . .after all lower standards is what they do . . .
    .
    What childishness, the last two governments were profligate, especially the >latter one and you know it.
    This government will not reduce water standards or increase costs but they will
    not allow the takeover of water by a minority racist based bunch of greedies. Now you are being silly, the previous government would have ensured
    that water was not sold for private profit - now that privatisation is
    being considered, those purchasing shares would of course be a
    minority, but to call them racist is most unfair of you Tony - they
    will only be interested in profit - as we have seen with the
    electricity companies.

    As for credit rating, also resulting from 6 years of overspending.
    Indeed, the better balanced approach under Grant Robertson resulted in
    the rating being raised - now it may be reduced based on only a short
    period of the new government - it will not affect borrowing they may
    be undertaking now to pay for the tax cuts, but may affect borrowing
    for projects later this year or next year.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sun Jun 9 06:35:49 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 22:48:10 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 20:50:47 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-2024-budget-forecasts-are-gloomy-prognosis-about-the-next-three-years

    A good summary, with some forecasts that have not been spoken of by >>>>>many - no allowance for natural catastrophes, and the likelihood that >>>>>(as happened when Bill English was PM) social investment approach >>>>>being more expensive than anticipated, as well as the Cancer drug >>>>>promise that has been extensively covered.
    Hardly surprising considering the last two government's throwing money away.
    It wiil take more than 3 years to fix that massive damage to our economy. >>>
    The extra borrowing for tax cuts is what is likely to drop New
    Zealand's credit rating - and also increase the cost of borrowing
    which will further increase the cost of water - oh but there the >>>government will just reduce the standards for water quality, won't
    they. . . .after all lower standards is what they do . . .
    .
    What childishness, the last two governments were profligate, especially the >>latter one and you know it.
    This government will not reduce water standards or increase costs but they >>will
    not allow the takeover of water by a minority racist based bunch of greedies. >Now you are being silly
    No I am not - the last government wanted a minority, based on race, to decide what happens with water.
    , the previous government would have ensured
    that water was not sold for private profit - now that privatisation is
    being considered, those purchasing shares would of course be a
    minority, but to call them
    Abuse gone. You rewally are a prize prick Rich.
    - they
    will only be interested in profit - as we have seen with the
    electricity companies.
    Off topic.

    As for credit rating, also resulting from 6 years of overspending.
    Indeed, the better balanced approach under Grant Robertson resulted in
    the rating being raised - now it may be reduced based on only a short
    period of the new government - it will not affect borrowing they may
    be undertaking now to pay for the tax cuts, but may affect borrowing
    for projects later this year or next year.
    Nope - that is a lie. Everybody but you knows that to be the case. Robertson screwed the people of New Zealand aided and supported by Ardern and her fellow travellers.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sun Jun 9 20:13:32 2024
    On Sun, 9 Jun 2024 06:35:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 22:48:10 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 20:50:47 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-2024-budget-forecasts-are-gloomy-prognosis-about-the-next-three-years

    A good summary, with some forecasts that have not been spoken of by >>>>>>many - no allowance for natural catastrophes, and the likelihood that >>>>>>(as happened when Bill English was PM) social investment approach >>>>>>being more expensive than anticipated, as well as the Cancer drug >>>>>>promise that has been extensively covered.
    Hardly surprising considering the last two government's throwing money away.
    It wiil take more than 3 years to fix that massive damage to our economy. >>>>
    The extra borrowing for tax cuts is what is likely to drop New >>>>Zealand's credit rating - and also increase the cost of borrowing
    which will further increase the cost of water - oh but there the >>>>government will just reduce the standards for water quality, won't >>>>they. . . .after all lower standards is what they do . . .
    .
    What childishness, the last two governments were profligate, especially the >>>latter one and you know it.
    This government will not reduce water standards or increase costs but they >>>will
    not allow the takeover of water by a minority racist based bunch of greedies.
    Now you are being silly
    No I am not - the last government wanted a minority, based on race, to decide >what happens with water.
    , the previous government would have ensured
    that water was not sold for private profit - now that privatisation is >>being considered, those purchasing shares would of course be a
    minority, but to call them
    Abuse gone. You rewally are a prize prick Rich.
    No abuse - privatisation is being discussed, and the structures
    proposed by the current government are likely to have higher borrowing
    costs than those proposed by the previous government. There will also
    be larger problems for those Councils unable to increase rates
    sufficiently to pay for new water treatment systems - and qualified
    staff will be spread over a greater range of organisations, leading to
    higher costs.
    - they
    will only be interested in profit - as we have seen with the
    electricity companies.
    Off topic.
    No, you were talking about racism and I object to that description of
    those that subscribe to shares in a privatised company - you are
    trying to be deliberately insulting; but of course shareholders will
    be looking for another issue at a low price as National have provided
    in previous privatisation - let us hope that ACT insist on a price
    that is fairer to current owners.


    As for credit rating, also resulting from 6 years of overspending.
    Indeed, the better balanced approach under Grant Robertson resulted in
    the rating being raised - now it may be reduced based on only a short >>period of the new government - it will not affect borrowing they may
    be undertaking now to pay for the tax cuts, but may affect borrowing
    for projects later this year or next year.
    Nope - that is a lie. Everybody but you knows that to be the case. Robertson >screwed the people of New Zealand aided and supported by Ardern and her fellow >travellers.
    "Everybody knows" is not evidence, Tony. About time you backed up your 'reckons' with evidence from a reliable independent source . . . .

    See: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/447270/banks-credit-ratings-raised-on-back-of-economic-recovery
    This was well into the second term of the Labour-led/ Labour
    governments.
    See also: https://debtmanagement.treasury.govt.nz/investor-resources/credit-ratings

    Immediately after the election we saw: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/500501/new-zealand-credit-rating-stable-at-aa-despite-change-in-government

    Note that at that time they were expecting similar policies from the
    new government in terms of credit risk, but noted that ratings for
    local authorities were likely to rise:

    "However, the picture for local government debt ratings would be more challenging if the new government proceeded to scrap Affordable Waters
    - the policy formerly called Three Waters, he said.

    He said New Zealand local councils had high debt levels, which the Labour-government policy might have helped alleviate.

    "The reforms could have been an escape valve for some the debt and now
    that National has threatened to repeal the laws, the question for us
    is, 'What's next?' "

    Foo said council credit ratings would come under pressure if they were
    forced to borrow more for water assets."

    Then by November there were concerns about local authorities due to
    Nationals policies: https://newsroom.co.nz/2023/11/20/big-rises-in-water-charges-and-council-credit-downgrades/

    There has been speculation about the effect of the budget where there
    was a $15 billion increase to net debt - of which about $13 bn related
    to tax cuts.

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  • From David Goodwin@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 9 22:48:38 2024
    In article <part1of1.1.kyaWIAQdBMXcYg@ue.ph>, lizandtony@orcon.net.nz
    says...

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 20:50:47 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-2024-budget-forecasts-are-gloomy-prognosis-about-the-next-three-years

    A good summary, with some forecasts that have not been spoken of by >>>many - no allowance for natural catastrophes, and the likelihood that >>>(as happened when Bill English was PM) social investment approach
    being more expensive than anticipated, as well as the Cancer drug >>>promise that has been extensively covered.
    Hardly surprising considering the last two government's throwing money away.
    It wiil take more than 3 years to fix that massive damage to our economy.

    That would be the government that kept a lot of employers able to
    continue to pay staff during Covid - leading to people still buying
    goods, and profits still generating a good level of profits and hence
    tax income staying at a level that meant that enough government
    borrowing did not increase as much as for most countries - our economy
    was among the fastest to recover, and our debt levels remained lower
    than most countries relative to GDP. Then there was the spending on >required as a result of the storms and flooding, particularly in the >Gisborne region. Some - time when all that was happening, the credit
    rating of our country was assessed at a higher level than previously.
    No not that mythical government, the one that very nearly bankrupted this country - the two term labour government recently deceased is the one I referred to.

    Now we have a government that has borrowed to pay for tax cuts - with
    most of those cuts going to a small group of large landlords who have
    been assessed as making around a million dollars each from the very >favourable tax treatment now being given to owners of residential >properties - it seems the three clowns don't care about starving other >sectors in need of capital . . . - and now there is talk about the new >governments plans leading to a lower international credit rating for
    the extra borrowing they now need to arrange . . .
    Talk is cheap and in your case probably fictitious.

    So what was that "massive damage," Tony?
    Near bankruptcy - do get some help.

    Got a reference for that one? This is the first I've heard of NZ being
    near bankruptcy in recent history. Surely if there was a risk of
    bankruptcy or significant financial mismanagement our credit rating
    would have been much lower than the 'AA+' it received by S&P in
    September 2023.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sun Jun 9 20:23:52 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 9 Jun 2024 06:35:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 22:48:10 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 20:50:47 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-2024-budget-forecasts-are-gloomy-prognosis-about-the-next-three-years

    A good summary, with some forecasts that have not been spoken of by >>>>>>>many - no allowance for natural catastrophes, and the likelihood that >>>>>>>(as happened when Bill English was PM) social investment approach >>>>>>>being more expensive than anticipated, as well as the Cancer drug >>>>>>>promise that has been extensively covered.
    Hardly surprising considering the last two government's throwing money >>>>>>away.
    It wiil take more than 3 years to fix that massive damage to our economy. >>>>>
    The extra borrowing for tax cuts is what is likely to drop New >>>>>Zealand's credit rating - and also increase the cost of borrowing >>>>>which will further increase the cost of water - oh but there the >>>>>government will just reduce the standards for water quality, won't >>>>>they. . . .after all lower standards is what they do . . .
    .
    What childishness, the last two governments were profligate, especially the >>>>latter one and you know it.
    This government will not reduce water standards or increase costs but they >>>>will
    not allow the takeover of water by a minority racist based bunch of >>>>greedies.
    Now you are being silly
    No I am not - the last government wanted a minority, based on race, to decide >>what happens with water.
    , the previous government would have ensured
    that water was not sold for private profit - now that privatisation is >>>being considered, those purchasing shares would of course be a
    minority, but to call them
    Abuse gone. You rewally are a prize prick Rich.
    No abuse
    It was and anybody but you would acknowledge that. You are such an abusive prick that you have no idea how much of a shit you are.
    - privatisation is being discussed, and the structures
    proposed by the current government are likely to have higher borrowing
    costs than those proposed by the previous government. There will also
    be larger problems for those Councils unable to increase rates
    sufficiently to pay for new water treatment systems - and qualified
    staff will be spread over a greater range of organisations, leading to
    higher costs.
    - they
    will only be interested in profit - as we have seen with the
    electricity companies.
    Off topic.
    No, you were talking about racism and I object to that description of
    those that subscribe to shares in a privatised company - you are
    trying to be deliberately insulting;
    No that is what you do. It is racism, period!

    but of course shareholders will
    be looking for another issue at a low price as National have provided
    in previous privatisation - let us hope that ACT insist on a price
    that is fairer to current owners.
    Still off topic.


    As for credit rating, also resulting from 6 years of overspending. >>>Indeed, the better balanced approach under Grant Robertson resulted in >>>the rating being raised - now it may be reduced based on only a short >>>period of the new government - it will not affect borrowing they may
    be undertaking now to pay for the tax cuts, but may affect borrowing
    for projects later this year or next year.
    Nope - that is a lie. Everybody but you knows that to be the case. Robertson >>screwed the people of New Zealand aided and supported by Ardern and her >>fellow
    travellers.
    "Everybody knows" is not evidence, Tony. About time you backed up your >'reckons' with evidence from a reliable independent source . . . .

    See: >https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/447270/banks-credit-ratings-raised-on-back-of-economic-recovery
    This was well into the second term of the Labour-led/ Labour
    governments.
    See also: >https://debtmanagement.treasury.govt.nz/investor-resources/credit-ratings

    Immediately after the election we saw: >https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/500501/new-zealand-credit-rating-stable-at-aa-despite-change-in-government

    Note that at that time they were expecting similar policies from the
    new government in terms of credit risk, but noted that ratings for
    local authorities were likely to rise:

    "However, the picture for local government debt ratings would be more >challenging if the new government proceeded to scrap Affordable Waters
    - the policy formerly called Three Waters, he said.

    He said New Zealand local councils had high debt levels, which the >Labour-government policy might have helped alleviate.

    "The reforms could have been an escape valve for some the debt and now
    that National has threatened to repeal the laws, the question for us
    is, 'What's next?' "

    Foo said council credit ratings would come under pressure if they were
    forced to borrow more for water assets."

    Then by November there were concerns about local authorities due to
    Nationals policies: >https://newsroom.co.nz/2023/11/20/big-rises-in-water-charges-and-council-credit-downgrades/

    There has been speculation about the effect of the budget where there
    was a $15 billion increase to net debt - of which about $13 bn related
    to tax cuts.

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