The Budget

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1506A

Date Released

17 Apr 1958

Date submitted

15 Apr 1958

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Chancellor of the Exchequer & the Budget. DESCRIPTION: Mr Heathcoat Amory (who succeeded Mr Thorneycroft as Chancellor of the Exchequer), putting the finishing touches to his first budget. What were the highlights? The Chancellor encourages us to have a bit more out of the money we earn. Then, a number of adjustments have been made in the field of Purchase Tax. Finally, the Cinema Tax is to be reduced by an average of rather more than half. SHOTLIST: CU money. CU Mr D Heathcoat Amory at desk. MS same. CU same. MS Amory leaves Treasury. CU holding up despatch bag. CU policeman & crowd. MLS Amory drives away in car. CU Big Ben. MS man at desk counting money. CU money. CU savings pamphlet. CU savings poster. CU girl at Post Office counter. CU savings book. GV interior of store. MS shop windows. MS washing machines & refrigerators in show windows. CU Washing machine. CU refrigerator. CU cinema signs (4 shots) MS people at box office. CU paying for tickets. CU price of seats. MS woman at box office. MS neon sign. LS ‘Empire’ cinema.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Economics; Shops and shopping; Police; Postal services

Locations

London; England

Card file number

73389

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera: John Davies
Camera: Ken Taylor
Camera: Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

122

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