A Taxpayers’ Union response to Moody’s negative credit rating outlook, arguing that rising government debt and continued spending growth reveal a lack of fiscal discipline and signal increasing risk for taxpayers.
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How the news corpus has covered this same topic over the last 12 weeks. 17 articles from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff. Click through to the press view for the full panel.
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I think we have a structural deficit and a government that came to power promising to improve our fiscal situation. Ultimately they have borrowed more money than they said they would borrow. Ultimately they have pushed out their path to surplus a couple of years. They even change the accounting measure by which they record whether or not they're getting surplus. So I think if you are to compare their position today with the position they promised we would be in when they uh were about to come to power, they are they are pretty distinct. That being said, it would be unreasonable for any of us to suggest that the state of the world doesn't require some pretty serious thinking. I actually think there is a really big opportunity for any political party to go into November's election talking about resilience. You've already seen this across the ditch, but I think resilience could be a central theme for policy platforms for our big parties going to the election. I actually think it'll be really popular. I agree.
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cutting public servants to offset fiscal unsustainability
Is the New Zealand’s Economy in Dire Straits?prudent, responsible, forward-looking
No ‘sugar hits’, but jam tomorrow in Willis’ pre-election BudgetSocial-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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