Single market starts

Title

Single market starts

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

2 Jan 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:08:47

Description

Peter Plisner reports on the impact of changes in the Customs and Excise laws as the European single market comes into place as he visited Boulogne, France yesterday from Folkestone to do some shopping. Allowances for alcohol and tobacco have been increased. Includes interviews with customs officer Sandy Russell; Nick Stevens, spokesman for Hoverspeed, who operate channel crossings and offer Duty Free goods for sale (aboard a Seacat); hypermarket manager Philip Sodho(?); vox pop with British shoppers.

Contributors

Peter Plisner; Sandy Russell; Nick Stevens; Philip Sodho(?)

Keywords

Prices; Taxation; UK; France; Common markets; Supermarkets; Europe; International trade; Ferries; Tobacco industry; Alcoholic beverages; Customs and excise legislation; Folkestone; EC; Boulogne

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