Budget 2008 Analysts' Lock-up

Advisory

A Budget lock-up for analysts (as well as media) will be held on Thursday 22 May from 11am at the Banquet Hall in Parliament Buildings.  

Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Associate Finance Minister Trevor Mallard will attend from 12pm to 12:45pm.  Treasury officials will be available from 11am to answer factual questions.

The lock-up will finish at 2:45pm.  You will not be permitted to leave the lock-up until that time.

A cost of $118 (GST inclusive) per attendee will be imposed for the Budget documents. Cheques should be made out to The Treasury and sent by Friday 2 May to:

The Treasury
PO Box 3724
WELLINGTON
Attention: Kelly Goodwin

Strict RSVP policy this year

Organisations must RSVP by 5pm Friday 2 May to advise of the names of those attending the lock-up, either media or analysts.  The contact is: Kelly Goodwin at the Treasury on (04) 917 6032; fax (04) 499 0437; or kelly.goodwin@treasury.govt.nz.

Numbers attending the lock up will be restricted by health and safety regulations, so it is essential that you RSVP your intention to attend.  Although every effort will be made to accommodate everyone, the number of people attending from one organisation may need to be limited.

IMPORTANT

A rolling embargo applies to the content of the budget documents.  Information within the Budget documentation can be released once Dr Cullen has addressed that area or issue in the Budget speech.  Areas not discussed in the Budget speech, including the discussion at the press conference, are embargoed until the documents are tabled in the House by Dr Cullen at the conclusion of his speech, and must not be communicated in any form, or acted on, until that time. 

Compliance with the embargo provisions will be monitored. 

Any organisation found to break the embargo provisions may be refused permission to attend future lockups.