Government plans for coal industry

Title

Government plans for coal industry

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Mar 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:05:43

Description

Interview (with Mike Carlton?) from the radio car with minister of the board of trade Tim Eggar defending government plans for the future of the coal industry as a White Paper has been published. Particularly on subsidies to keep 12 colliereis going that had been earmarked for closure and unemployment caused by pit closures.

Contributors

Tim Eggar; Mike Carlton?

Keywords

Public finance; Unemployment; Coal industry; Coal mines; Unemployed; Mine closures

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