Government sees no need for debt-to-income restrictions
He says the Reserve Bank ultimately makes the decisions about adding or removing any restrictions according to its view of financial stability.
Prime Minister Bill English says his government “does not see the need” for the Reserve Bank to implement any further tools to slow the housing market – including debt to income restrictions.
Mr English says if there were a need for debt to income restrictions, the government would “be open to
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Jason Walls
Tue, 15 Aug 2017
Tue, 15 Aug 2017
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Government sees no need for debt-to-income restrictions
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