Submission
Which option do you prefer?
Further comment
The two option proposal assumes this is an organisation that is created for the purpose of profitability, which is indeed incorrect – the options are also biased and anchored to the key factor of "Aurora Energy’s debt (forecast to be $576 million"); so the user will check option 1.
The options fail to mention that Aurora made $11Mil profit in 2023 and much of the debt it has acquired is because of the investment in the infrastructure – which is also noted in the 'investing activities' of the firm.
The options fail to mention that the organisations that are public service providers are always taking funding for their operations or investing in operations to ensure they provide the services - they are destined to provide; this is always a debt for the organisation. The rationale used is indeed flawed and one would wonder why the council is selling a profitable organisation by just showing the debt amount rather than giving the whole picture of its performance. Again, bad management should not be compensated with short-term political initiatives. It is also unclear what makes DCC so strongly believe that the diversified fund is likely to result in a higher ROI.
I surely oppose the illogical idea proposed by the council here.
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Submitter
Submission id number: 1040827
Submitter name:
Ehtasham Ghauri
Organisation
Otago Polytechnic