"In return for borrowing this money from the private sector, the government pays interest over many years. This deal allows it to build things now that it otherwise could not, if limited by its current reserves of cash; it also ensures that future generations, who will benefit from that infrastructure, pick up part of the tab.
New Zealand commentators and policymakers, however, have long taken a peculiarly constrained approach to such borrowing."
#MaxRashbrooke, 2025
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/19-06-2025/the-greens-have-broken-dramatically-with-the-james-shaw-era
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