Title

VAT on fuel will not be confidence vote

Genre

Interview

TX Date

5 Dec 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:01:45

Description

Chancellor Kenneth Clarke says tomorrow night’s Commons vote on increasing VAT on fuel to 17.5 percent, a Budget proposal, will not be a confidence vote in the Government and they will win it. Follows the rebellion over the recent EC (Finance) Bill which was eventually passed. Speaks whilst attending EU talks in Brussels. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Kenneth Clarke

Keywords

Budgets; Politics; Parliamentary bills; Fuels; Finance; National budgets; Europe; Parliamentary process; Value Added Tax; EC

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