Reponse From Rodney Hide

I have had a response from Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide to my email opposing Government funding for the Stadium.
It includes this : "We have deliberately set a very high threshold for publicly funded infrastructure projects. We will not commit public funds to projects that do not make an enduring contribution to the economy and our national productivity".
Rodney cannot be suggesting that the Stadium would pass this test, can he?
It almost implies that the Government is going to refuse to contribute to the Stadium.