Peoples+Budget+Briefing,+COSATU+House,+Feb+8,+10h30

=People's Budget Briefing= The People’s Budget Campaign invites media to a briefing session on its proposals for the 2006/7 national budget. The intention of the briefing is to provide journalists with an opportunity to engage on our proposals through a more in-depth presentation of the proposals, which were released in 2005. The People’s Budget Campaign (PBC) will hold a briefing session with the media as follows: Time    :           10:30 – 13:00 Venue :           COSATU House 10th Floor ** The importance of the briefing session lies in: Providing the media with the views of civil society Improving the media’s understanding of the People’s Budget Campaign fiscal, economic and social proposals. Opening a space for debating the proposals Assisting the media with covering the work of the Campaign during Budget Week. Copies of the proposal are available on the internet at http://www.sangoco.org.za or can be requested at ebrahim@naledi.org.za The People’s Budget Campaign is a coalition between the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), South African NGO Coalition (SANGOCO) and the South African Council of Churches (SACC). Ebrahim-Khalil Hassen 0835081330 011 403212 ebrahim@naledi.org.za **
 * Date    :           Wednesday, 8 February 2006
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