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265 results found for '"Community charge"' in Keywords.
Contingencies account funding for GLC spending programme (1983)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the Labour-controlled Greater London Council’s plans to fund its £200 million additional spending programme from the council’s contingencies deposit account rather than substantially...
Westminster Council reaction to GLC budget (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the likelihood that Conservative-controlled Westminster City Council will no longer be taking legal action over the Greater London Council budget, following the GLC’s decision to fund its...
John McDonnell on GLC budget (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
John McDonnell, Finance Chairman of the Greater London Council, on the GLC budget increase, the GLC’s decision to fund its additional spending programme from the the council’s contingencies account...
CBI reaction to GLC rate increase plan (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
John Trushan-Eve, Chairman of the CBI’s London Region Rates Committee, on the potentially adverse effects on business and employment of the planned Greater London Council budget rate increase. Female...
Hackney Council may withhold rate precept in support of Roach family campaign (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified Hackney Borough Council spokesman on the recommendation that the council withhold collection of the rate precept in support of the Roach family’s campaign for an independent inquiry into the...
GLC budget and council rate increase (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Greater London Council budget and rate increase to fund the council’s additional spending programme. Includes council meeting speeches by GLC Finance Chairman John McDonnell; Conservative...
Shirley Williams on SDP policies (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Shirley Williams, founder member of the Social Democratic Party, on local government and the restructuring of local councils. Female interviewer not identified.
Camden Council to take Soviet Union to court (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Camden Council spokesman Neil Fletcher about the Soviet Union neglecting for 13 years to pay local rates on a building used by the Soviet Trade Delegation amounting to 500,000 pounds, and the...
Ken Livingstone on London rates loss (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with leader of the Greater London Council Ken Livingstone following presenting a bill for a 600 million pound loss of rate support grants in London borough councils in an awareness-raising stunt to...
Abolition of GLC - Cyril Taylor on rates (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Cyril Taylor, deputy opposition leader of the Greater London Council, on possible changes to the rates system should the Government’s proposed abolition of the GLC go ahead. Female interviewer not...