Interest Rate Increase Affect On Government Debt
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From: Adam Irish
Dear The Treasury,
I request under the Official Information Act what modelling has occurred to show the impact on Crown finances of the increase in the cost of borrowing due to higher interest rates. What is the new forecast for interest expenditure each year in terms of total interest cost of government borrowing (both core crown borrowing and wider government) for the next four years. What is the percentage increase of the new forecasts over the last published forecasts. What does this interest expenditure now represent, each year, in terms of a percentage of total crown expenditure for the next 4 years.
Yours faithfully,
Adam Irish
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From: Adam Irish <[FOI #21810 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 12 February 2023 11:56 pm
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Subject: Official Information request - Interest Rate Increase Affect On
Government Debt
Dear The Treasury,
I request under the Official Information Act what modelling has occurred
to show the impact on Crown finances of the increase in the cost of
borrowing due to higher interest rates. What is the new forecast for
interest expenditure each year in terms of total interest cost of
government borrowing (both core crown borrowing and wider government) for
the next four years. What is the percentage increase of the new forecasts
over the last published forecasts. What does this interest expenditure now
represent, each year, in terms of a percentage of total crown expenditure
for the next 4 years.
Yours faithfully,
Adam Irish
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Kia ora Adam,
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Yours sincerely,
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From: Adam Irish
Dear Ministerial Services Inbox [TSY],
They should make the key information on national debt and interest payments on the debt more clearly available on the Treasury website. Rather than using obfuscation in the half yearly and annual reports.
Yours sincerely,
Adam Irish
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