Choices & Consequences: The 2010 Budget
Choices & Consequences: The 2010 Budget
This is a reminder about the free Fabian Society lecture and discussion tonight (Tuesday 23 March) in Auckland. The choices that we are making as a country will have a huge impact for the future of NZ. There has never been such an urgent need for a debate to be had about what kind of country we want to live in and to leave to future generations.
Choices and Consequences: The 2010 Budget is
the first lecture in the Fabian Society's Resilient Economy
Series. Tonight’s lecture will feature Peter Harris,
well-known economist. Peter will outline an progressive
alternative context for this year's budget.
Peter has
been observing and commenting on economic policy and
performance for over thirty years. He specialises in
challenging mainstream economic doctrine, and in cutting
through jargon to present his analysis in lay terms. I have
read Peters paper and it’s very insightful, dispels many
myths and will truly meet the Fabian s standard of inciting
debate.
I’ll be on hand to put the business perspective. There will also be an opportunity for you to participate.
The lecture will be held at in the Decima Glenn Room (Rm 310), University of Auckland, Owen Glenn Building, 10 Grafton Road, commencing at 5:30pm. There is a map on the registration page and parking is available under the Owen Glenn Building,
You can register for the Auckland (23 March), Wellington (24 March) or Christchurch (28 April) free lectures.
More information about the NZ Fabian Society and its activities are available on its web site. This includes copies of presentations from last week's Bold Choices for a Better Future seminar.
ENDS
About PEC
The Productive
Economy Council represents a growing community of people
that wish to see New Zealand return to the upper end of the
OECD in terms of GDP per capita. It was founded by four of
the former Trustees of the Hi Growth Project including
current President of the Hi Tech Association Wayne Norrie,
former executive of the Hi Growth Project, Garth Biggs,
Former Chairman of the Hi Tech Association and entrepreneur
Selwyn
Pellett.