Unquantified Risks
The risks outlined in these tables would, if they eventuated, impact on the Government’s forecast new operating and/or capital spending amounts.
| Unquantified Risks as at 7 December 2005 | Operating Balance | Gross Debt | Funding received in or since Budget 2005 ($million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Risks | |||
| Conservation – Foreshore and Seabed Compensation | Decrease | - | - |
| Conservation – Lease of Taupo Property Rights from Tuwharetoa | Decrease | - | - |
| Education – Tertiary Student Support Changes | Decrease | Unclear | - |
| Environment – Review of Climate Change Policies | Unclear | - | - |
| Health – New Zealand’s Preparedness for a Possible Pandemic | Decrease | - | 13 across the forecast period |
| Immigration – New Immigration Service Delivery Strategy | Unclear | - | - |
| Labour – Department of Labour Strategic Baseline Review | Unclear | Unclear | - |
| Police – Increases to Police Staff | Decrease | Increase | - |
| Revenue – Family Assistance Indexation and Review of Rates | Decrease | - | - |
| Revenue – Rebuild of the Student Loan IT System | Decrease | Increase | - |
| Revenue – Taxation of Racing Industry | Unclear | - | - |
| Social Development – New Zealand Superannuation – International Mobility Issues | Unclear | - | - |
| Social Development – New Zealand Superannuation – Rate Adjustment | Decrease | - | - |
| Changed Risks | |||
| Child, Youth and Family Services – Reviewing Levels of Funding and Service Delivery | Unclear | Unclear | - |
| Health – District Health Board deficits | Decrease | Increase | - |
| Transport – Regional Transport Initiatives | - | Increase | 150 over 10 years |
| Unchanged Risks | |||
| Child, Youth and Family Services – Collective Employment Contract Negotiations | Decrease | - | - |
| Education – Schools ICT Network Infrastructure Upgrade | Decrease | Increase | - |
| Education – Wananga Capital Injection | - | Increase | - |
| Finance – Crown Overseas Properties | - | Increase | - |
| Finance – National Rail Access Agreement | Unclear | Unclear | - |
| Finance – SOE Long-term Hold Reviews | - | Decrease | - |
| Fisheries – Māori Interest in Marine Farming | Decrease | - | - |
| Foreign Affairs and Trade – Official Development Assistance | Decrease | - | - |
| Housing – State Housing Project at Hobsonville | - | Increase | 54 in 2005/06 |
| Housing – Weathertight Homes | Decrease | - | - |
| Revenue – Review of Superannuation Contribution Withholding Tax | Unclear | - | - |
| Revenue – Tax and Depreciation | Decrease | - | - |
| Revenue – Taxation of Partnerships Review | Unclear | - | - |
| Social Development – Early Intervention | Decrease | - | 38 |
| Social Development – Extending Opportunities to Work | Unclear | - | - |
| State Services Commission – State Sector Retirement Savings Scheme | Decrease | - | - |
