Rich80105
2024-07-07 01:10:29 UTC
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-07-2024/the-problem-with-chris-bishops-plan-to-flood-the-housing-market
A good analysis of the unfocussed craziness of the current government
that doesn't want to spend any money unless it makes donors more
wealthy. I am not sure how local governments can be forced to demand
costs for subdivisions they don't want but are required to offer that
are anything less than full costs including roads, 3 waters,
footpaths, power infrastructure and generous natural reserves - but
with a few contingency reserves added that should be enough for
Councils to be able to discourage unwanted development.
The government is determined not to spend any more money than it can
get away with for social housing - in fact it wants government owned
social housing to provide a good return on capital! It achieved a
"Profit" in the Key/English years from selling off quite a few and
passing that money on to government as a "dividend" - leaving New
Zealand with 1500 fewer state owned houses when they were replaced
than had been there when Key was first elected.
They can't even see a track let alone put a foot on it . . .
A good analysis of the unfocussed craziness of the current government
that doesn't want to spend any money unless it makes donors more
wealthy. I am not sure how local governments can be forced to demand
costs for subdivisions they don't want but are required to offer that
are anything less than full costs including roads, 3 waters,
footpaths, power infrastructure and generous natural reserves - but
with a few contingency reserves added that should be enough for
Councils to be able to discourage unwanted development.
The government is determined not to spend any more money than it can
get away with for social housing - in fact it wants government owned
social housing to provide a good return on capital! It achieved a
"Profit" in the Key/English years from selling off quite a few and
passing that money on to government as a "dividend" - leaving New
Zealand with 1500 fewer state owned houses when they were replaced
than had been there when Key was first elected.
They can't even see a track let alone put a foot on it . . .