Long-Term Fiscal External Panel
Page updated 12 Dec 2012
As part of preparations for the next Long-Term Fiscal Statement, the Treasury has established an External Panel of independent experts and commentators and will be co-sponsoring the Affording Our Future Conference in Wellington in December 2012.
Chaired by Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of Victoria Business School at Victoria University of Wellington, Professor Bob Buckle, the panel will help to ensure that the next statement is robust and meets its objective to provide a range of viable options for managing the Crown's financial position in a way that protects the interests of New Zealanders now and in the future.
The External Panel will meet monthly from August to November 2012 as indicated below:
- Session One: Thursday, 30 August
- The topic for this panel session was the Fiscal Framework and Projections. A summary of proceedings, together with draft research papers discussed at this session, is now available.
- Session Two: Wednesday, 26 September
- The topic for this panel session was Framework for Policy Analysis of Long-Term Fiscal Issues.
- Session Three: Thursday, 25 October
- The topic for this panel session will be Retirement Income and Tax Policy Analysis and Choices.
- Session Four: Thursday, 29 November
- The topic for this panel session will be Health Policy Analysis and Choices, Combined Scenarios and Features of Enduring Reform.
An agenda for each meeting will be posted prior to each session. Draft research papers discussed at sessions, together with a summary of session proceedings, will be published following each session.
Affording our Future 2012 Conference
Some members of the External Panel provided their own views and observations of key issues, options and potential trade-offs through the presentation of papers at the Affording our Future 2012 Conference, jointly hosted by Victoria University Chair of Public Finance and the Treasury, in Wellington on December 10-11 2012. For information about the conference programme, including information on speakers and discussants, please go to this page: Affording Our Future Conference 2012
Related Information
- Long-Term Fiscal External Panel (VUW website)
