Budget debated at business breakfast
Ewan Dodds (Whybrow), Helen Flear (Price Waterhouse Coopers), David Crawford (Research and Enterprise Office), Todd Landman (IDCR), Prem Sekka (Essex Business School), George Kieffer (Haven Gateway Partnership)
The University of Essex teamed up with Colchester2020 on 6th May to give regional businesses the chance to delve into the detail of the 2011 Budget.
The Growth, Fairness and Stability – Unpicking the 2011 Budget event saw academics and business representatives debate how the Budget will impact on businesses and the community and how fair and sustainable is growth at a time of increasing global conflict and economic uncertainty.
Professor Todd Landman from University’s Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution highlighted the impact of international events such as the ‘Arab Spring’ on domestic politics and the economy. Professor Landman said: “…..there is clear link between the events in the MENA region and the price of oil owing to uncertainty in the international commodity markets, as well as a direct link between the UK’s military engagement in Libya and the 8% budget cuts in defence spending as a result of the October 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review…’
