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California's New $1.75B Various-Purpose GO Bond Issue Rated 'BBB'; On Watch, Pos Apr 04
Standard & Poors, April 2004
Abstract
NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) April 20, 2004--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'BBB' rating to California's new $1.75 billion various-purpose general obligation bond issue and placed the rating on CreditWatch with positive implications in association with the state's outstanding general obligation debt rating, which was placed on CreditWatch with positive implications March 3. The rating reflects several years of very large operating deficits; a projected deficit in the current fiscal year; and projections of a large structural gap in future years between ongoing revenues and expenses, absent legislative changes. The state's outstanding general obligation debt rating was placed on CreditWatch with positive implications following voter authorization of up to $15 billion of deficit financing bonds, which should temporarily...
Companies mentioned in this report are: California
Action: New Rating
Action: On CreditWatch:Positive
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Research type: News
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