Chancellor’s budget speech

Title

Chancellor’s budget speech

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

15 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:10

Description

Elena Curti reports on the Chancellor Nigel Lawson’s budget speech (with excerpts) and its contents including incentives to use lead-free petrol and reduction in National Insurance contributions from employees. Includes Commons speech in response from Neil Kinnock, Labour Party leader. Also looks at the SNP disrupting the budget speech with the Speaker calling for order.

Contributors

Neil Kinnock; Nigel Lawson; Elena Curti

Keywords

Budgets; Petroleum; Taxation; SNP; National budgets; Excise duties; Income tax; Jim Sillars; National insurance; Pensioners

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