LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Reaction to Budget

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

30 Nov 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:22

Description

Chris Chambers reports on the Budget, with tax cuts planned for nearer the election as a vote winner, and likely Tory rebellion over upcoming vote on extension of VAT on fuel to 17.5 percent (the Conservative Government is no longer in the majority following withdrawal of the whip from some MPs over the recent European Communities (Finance) Bill vote). Includes comments from Nicholas Winterton, Tory MP; Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Jonathan Aitken; Lib Dem Treasury spokesman Malcolm Bruce.

Contributors

Nicholas Winterton; Jonathan Aitken; Malcolm Bruce; Chris Chambers

Keywords

Budgets; Taxation; Conservative Party; Public finance; Fuels; National budgets; Value Added Tax

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