Gordon Brown reacts to Tory tax increases

Title

Gordon Brown reacts to Tory tax increases

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Mar 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:12

Description

Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown accuses the government of cynically breaking its election promises by raising taxes, in particular extending VAT to domestic fuel, in the recent Budget. Brown says Chancellor Norman Lamont has announced one of the biggest tax rises in history, and no one has confidence in him. Peter Murphy interviews.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Gordon Brown

Keywords

Budgets; Taxation; Economics; Fuels; National budgets; Value Added Tax

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