Chancellor Denis Healey on expenditure cuts

Title

Chancellor Denis Healey on expenditure cuts

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Feb 1976

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:03:55

Description

Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey discusses the cuts in public spending, describing the implications of the rise in public expenditure. He states more investment is needed in the manufacturing industry, and less into public services, but can’t guarantee taxes will not rise in the near future. The interviewer is Peter Allen.

Contributors

Denis Healey

Keywords

Politics; Government; Unemployment; Fiscal policy; Economic recession; Public expenditure; Manufacturing industry; Economic recovery

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