The government hopes to go on raising that amount in line with the growth of earnings.

ECONOMIST: From richer to poorer

So if you are a creditor of a bank, you are legitimately concerned that forbearance is a way for banks to avoid raising the amount of capital the banks need to absorb potential losses.

BBC: Business

But it does little to address the first two issues: in fact, it makes another scary stand-off, over spending cuts and raising the amount of debt that the Federal government can legally issue, almost inevitable.

BBC: Cliffhanger: Still hanging