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Note 24:  Borrowings

Note 24: Borrowings
Forecast Actual
Original
Budget
$m
Estimated
Actuals
$m
30 June 2010
$m
30 June 2009
$m
By type  
25,629 28,881 Government stock1 27,926 21,164
9,550 9,043 Treasury bills 7,625 7,432
581 337 Government retail stock 309 491
9,432 7,602 Settlement deposits with Reserve Bank 6,679 6,908
3,237 1,798 Derivatives in loss2 2,376 2,158
1,247 1,000 Finance lease liabilities 920 1,002
26,747 24,982 Other borrowings 23,898 22,798
76,423 73,643 Total borrowings3 69,733 61,953
By source  
63,915 59,933 Core Crown 57,583 49,889
5,168 4,923 Crown entities 4,835 4,939
17,962 20,527 State-owned enterprises 19,747 16,963
(10,622) (11,740) Inter-segment eliminations (12,432) (9,838)
76,423 73,643 Total borrowings 69,733 61,953
By maturity  
Expected to be settled within one year 30,246 32,687
Expected to be outstanding for more than one year 39,487 29,266
Total borrowings 69,733 61,953
By guarantee  
58,076 52,833 Sovereign-guaranteed debt4 50,017 44,448
18,347 20,810 Non-sovereign debt 19,716 17,505
76,423 73,643 Total borrowings 69,733 61,953

This note constitutes a Statement of Borrowings as required by the Public Finance Act 1989.

All principal, interest and other money payable in relation to money borrowed by the core Crown is a charge on, and payable out of, the revenues of the core Crown equally and rateably with all other general borrowing obligations of the core Crown.

The Government is not liable to contribute towards the payments of debts of Government entities, their subsidiaries or any entity in which the Government has an interest or that is controlled or wholly owned by the Government. Exceptions to this rule only occur for items the Government is liable for under any Act, any guarantee given by the Government, by virtue of an action a creditor has against the Government, or liability the Government has to a creditor of the Reserve Bank.

1. Government stock includes $395 million of infrastructure bonds (2009: $395 million).

2. Derivatives are included in either borrowings or marketable securities depending on their gain or loss position at balance date. This treatment leads to fluctuations in individual items primarily due to exchange rate movements.

3. Total borrowings are the total borrowings (both sovereign-guaranteed and non-sovereign guaranteed) of the total Crown. This equates to the amount in the total Crown statement of financial position and represents the complete picture of whole-of-Crown debt obligations to external parties.

4. Total borrowings can be split into sovereign-guaranteed and non-sovereign-guaranteed debt. This split reflects the fact that borrowings by State-owned enterprises and Crown entities are not explicitly guaranteed by the Crown. Sovereign-guaranteed debt excludes Kiwibank deposits guaranteed under the retail deposit guarantee scheme.

Government Stock

Government Stock
Actual
30 June 2010
$m
30 June 2009
$m
Government stock measured at amortised cost 26,814 17,710
Government stock measured at fair value 1,112 3,454
Total Government stock 27,926 21,164

Government stock is measured at amortised cost, unless it is managed and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis. Where it is evaluated on a fair value basis it is reported at fair value with movements in fair value reported in the statement of financial performance.

The fair value of government stock measured at amortised cost is $27,836 million (2009: $18,093 million). This valuation is based on observable market prices.

The valuation of government stock reported at fair value is also based on observable market prices. There have been no changes in the Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s international credit ratings for New Zealand. Accordingly changes in fair value are due to factors other than Sovereign credit risk.

Government Stock (continued)
Actual
30 June 2010
$m
30 June 2009
$m

Government stock measured at fair value

 
Carrying value 1,112 3,454
Amount payable on maturity 904 3,296
Fair value impact from changes in credit risk for the year
Cumulative fair value impact from changes in credit risk

Treasury Bills

Treasury bills are reported at either amortised cost or fair value, with fair value based on observable market price. As these are short-term sovereign-issued instruments, the carrying value is not materially affected by changes in Sovereign credit risk and the carrying value approximates the amount payable at maturity.

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