FOR PRESS: JL16 P. M. No. 69/ 1968
ECONOMIC CONSULTAT IONS
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
The Government began its series of pre-Budget consultations
in Canberra today. The first day's discussions were with national organisations
representing primary industries, manufacturing industries and commerce.
Instead of holding these talks jointly as in previous years, the Government
today saw these organisations in three separate groups.
We had decided that there would be mutual advantage in
having separate meetings, and the new arrangements proved satisfactory.
The talks were worthwhile in providing Ministers with an up-to-date
appreciation of the views of those directly involved in commerce and industry.
The series of pre-Budget consultations will continue tomorrow
when Ministers will hold separate discussions with representatives of the
Manufacturing Industries' Advisory Council, the Export Development Council
and the Australian Council of Trade Unions.
Attached is a list of those taking part in today's talks.
CANBERRA 4 July 1968
NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTED AT
ECONOMIC CONSULTAT IONS
4 JULY 1968
Primary Industry Group
National Farmers' Union
of Australia
Australian Primary Producers'
Union
Australian Wool Growers' and
Graziers' Council
Australian Wool and Meat
Producers' Federation
Australian Wheat Growers'
Federation
Australian Mining Industry
Council
Manufacturing Industry Group
Associated Chambers of
Manufactures of Australia
Master Builders' Federation
of Australia
Federal Chamber of Automotive
Industries President President President Vice-President Vice-President
Acting President President President Executive Member Mr. F. J. McAvoy
Mr. J. R. McKindlay
Mr. T. B. C. Walker, 0. B. E.
Mr. L. H. Heaslip, O. B. E.
Mr. K. McDougall
Sir Harold Raggatt, C. B. E.
Mr. W. W. Pettingell, C B. E.
Mr. C. G. Archer
Mr. N. W. Lawrance
Commercial Group
Associated Chambers of Commerce
of Australia
Australian Bankers' Association
Australian Council of Retailers Pres ident
Chairman President Mr. B. R. Macdin
Mr. C. H. Rennie
Mr. T. Luxton, D. S. o0., M. B. E.
Ministers accompanying the Prime Minister at today's discussions
were Mr. McEwen, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Anthony, Mr. Hulme, Mr. Fairbairn,
Mr. Bury, Mr. Sinclair and Senator Anderson.