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California's Various-Purpose GO Bonds Rated 'A' Nov 04
Standard & Poors, Nov 2004
Abstract
NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) Nov. 30, 2004--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'A' rating to California's $782 million various-purpose general obligation bonds and affirmed its 'A' rating on the state's roughly $33.9 billion of outstanding general obligation debt, not including self-supporting general obligation debt or Economic Recovery Bonds, which are additionally supported by sales taxes. The rating reflects the state's very large and diverse economy, which has shown recent signs of growth; and large consecutive general fund operating deficits beginning in fiscal 2001 and extending through the fiscal 2005 budget, if deficit debt financing is excluded. The rating also reflects the state's ability to issue approximately $3 billion of long-term bonds to fund past, current, and future general...
Companies mentioned in this report are: California
Action: Affirmed
Action: New Rating
Action: Outlook: Stable
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Research type: News
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