LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Len Murray on 1978 Budget

Genre

Interview

TX Date

11 Apr 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:34

Description

Len Murray, General Secretary of the TUC, on Denis Healey’s 1978 Budget. Murray welcomes the Chancellor’s moves on income tax, and observes the need to go on fighting inflation. The TUC hopes to hold talks with the Government regarding wage costs, although rigid wage restraint is not the TUC’s aim. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Len Murray

Keywords

Trade unions; Inflation; Wage policy; TUC; Collective bargaining; National budgets; Income tax; Denis Healey; Standard of living; State budget

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