This piece argues that New Zealand should embrace long-term infrastructure borrowing to address a persistent investment deficit, emphasizing transparency, equity, and the need to move beyond politically popular but economically unsound avoidance of debt.
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\\ \\ 28 August 2024\\ \\ Blog\\ \\ **Why are we so afraid of financing infrastructure with debt?** \\ \\ This blog post by Helen Clark Foundation Deputy Director and WSP Fellow Kali Mercier was originally published in the New…\\ \\ K\\ \\ Kali MercierSocial-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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