Len Brown’s comments on TV3’s Firstline this
morning that Auckland City’s finances are in
‘excellent shape’ are bizarre and scary, says Jordan
Williams, Executive Director of theTaxpayers’
Union.
“Is Len Brown in a la la land?
Auckland ratepayers have to cover a million dollars of
interest payments per day and Len Brown’s telling people
everything is well. The emperor has no clothes.”
“As
Ratepayers’ Report showed, Auckland
has the highest per ratepayer debt of any council in New
Zealand. The Council owes nearly $16,000 in liabilities for
every rateable property in Auckland. Len Brown must be the
only Aucklander to believe the ultra-spin that his Council
is in ‘excellent financial
shape’."
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