2006 POST-BUDGET PANEL DISCUSSION

As in previous years, in September, the Minister of Finance will have the Nation's undivided attention. He will present the Budget on September 30, 2005. His Budget is expected to address the issues of sustaining rapid economic recovery and growth, maintaining price, exchange rate and fiscal stability as well as continuing with the restructuring of the financial and corporate sectors.
In the run-up to the Budget, many ideas have been proferred on these issues. As the Year 2006 Budget takes up these issues, the approach, strategy and rationale will need careful examination. This, the Post-Budget Panel Discussion will provide, being, as it is, the occasion on which the Secretary-General to the Treasury will clarify and explain the Budget proposals. The discussion will be tightly focused on key issues, raised by a panel of notable experts in their respective fields. This year, the Discussion Panel will be headed by Datuk Izuddin bin Dali, Secretary-General to the Treasury. The Panel Members are Prof. Emeritus Dr. Mohamed Ariff, Executive Director, MIER, Dr. Veerinderjeet Singh, Adviser, Ernst & Young Tax Consultants Sdn Bhd., and Prof. Dr. Mahani Zainal Abidin, Chief Consultant, National Economic Action Council.
The Persatuan's Post-Budget Panel Discussion has proved to be the most direct route to a clear understanding of the Government's economic principles, its ranking of priorities and its expectations for the year to come. for the year to come.

PERSATUAN EKONOMI MALAYSIA/ FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATION Cordially invites you to the

2006 POST-BUDGET PANEL DISCUSSION

At the
Pacific Ballroom, Level 2
Hotel Pan Pacific, Kuala Lumpur
on Monday, October 3, 2005

Chairman:
Dato’ Gan Khuan Poh
President, Persatuan Ekonomi Malaysia

Special Guest Speaker:
YBhg Datuk Izuddin bin Dali
Secretary General, Ministry of Finance

Panel Members:
Prof Emeritus Dr. Mohamed Ariff
Executive Director
Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER)

Dr. Veerinderjeet Singh
Advisor, Ernst & Young Tax Consultants Sdn Bhd.

Prof. Dr. Mahani Zainal Abidin
Chief Consultant
National Economic Action Council

Programme
12.00 noon - 12.45 pm Registration
12.45 pm     - 02.00 pm Lunch
02.00 pm     - 02.30 pm Keynote Address by Secretary-                                        General of the Ministry of Finance
02.30 pm     - 03.30 pm Commetray by Panellists
03.30 pm     - 04.00 pm Discussion

Fees (including lunch)
Members                 RM    120.00
Student members   RM      50.00
Non-member           RM    150.00
Corporate table      RM 1,200.00
Non-member table RM 1,500.00

RSVP before September 27, 2005
For further information, please contact:
Tel: 7956 0075/7967 3647  Fax: 7956 3139
Email: mgt@pem.org.my
Webpage: http://www.pem.org.my