holds a ministerial warrant, and if so then shouldn't
exactly what happened with her staff member and
member and judging whether she is worthy of that warrant based on her
the question, yes. Does bringing in
the question, yes. Does bringing in ministerial services mean that
account of
I've said, there is an investigation going on,
going on, and to comment further
prejudice that investigation. Does she understand
she understand that it's not an employment issue, it is
her as Prime Ministering a trust
ministers as to whether or not they are worthy to hold a
ministers. If those standards aren't
met, well, then, there will be consequences. Question No.
My question
will miss
debt target
with the PM's statement last
will not be
I have seen a report of that
forecast, and I respectfully disagree with it. How does
reconcile the PM's unequivocal
statement that the debt rules would
not be relaxed, with his own
that even
that even if the debt
missed, he would still consider he
absolutely no contradiction between
those two positions. We will meet our debt targets. If we missed
it to the extent that NZIER believe
the last
the last six years they were in office. Hear, hear! Is he
forecasting the Government to miss the debt
does he
does he reallythinkthat being out
targets as a percentage of GDP. When
we look at that percentage of GDP,
international terms. If we were
be talking in dollar terms, then the last Government might want
explain the
debt they racked up. INTERRUPTION Why did he ignore
that substantial bowers would be seen as an
that the National Government ignored the same advice from
Treasury when
Housing New
the time of which a minister in that
external financing will deliver additional commercial
agree with Amy Adams about that.
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Government, is he aware that he actually inherited
actually inherited Crown entity debt of just
actually inherited Crown entity debt ofjust half a per cent
budget 2018 blew this out more than
What we
NZTA to
NZTA to be able
making up
making up for the underinvestment from the
because the actual reason we need the money is
to build some houses.
INTERRUPTION So why did he
again that borrowing through Crown entities would have the
on fiscal resilience,
effect on
effect on credit ratings as bow
mechanisms, but could cost the