Title

Tony Blair on Tories losing VAT on fuel vote

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

7 Dec 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:01:22

Description

Press conference with Labour Party leader Tony Blair following the Conservative Government defeat last night in the vote on increasing VAT on fuel to 17.5 percent which has left a large hole in the Budget. Says it is a major defeat for the Government and Labour could advise them on how to plug the hole in the Budget.

Contributors

Tony Blair

Keywords

Budgets; Politics; Government; Labour Party; Taxation; Conservative Party; Fuels; Economic policy; National budgets; Value Added Tax

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