LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

John Methven on Geoffrey Howe’s first Budget

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

Director-General of the CBI, Sir John Methven, on Chancellor Geoffrey Howe’s first Budget being what managers had asked for. Methven supporting tax cuts as an incentive, arguing against trade union pay claims without increased productivity, warning of the dangers to industry of cutting public expenditure. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Methven

Keywords

Budgets; Trade unions; Industry; Wages; Wage policy; Taxation; Monetary policy; CBI; Business; Fiscal policy; Economic policy; Geoffrey Howe; National budgets; Public expenditure; Labour productivity

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