LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Denis Healey’s 1978 Budget speech

Genre

Speech

TX Date

11 Apr 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:10:26

Description

Denis Healey’s 1978 Budget speech. He speaks of his time in the post of Chancellor as gruelling, seeing record unemployment and inflation. But now the 7 biggest governments are working together, interest rates and inflation have fallen, and the years of sacrifice are over. His budget includes provision for extra jobs, increased pensions for married couples, free school milk for 7-11 year-olds, and tax cuts to help people at the bottom of the pay scale.

Contributors

Denis Healey

Keywords

Labour Party; Inflation; Unemployment; International relations; Pensions; National budgets; Income tax; State budget; School milk

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