Wealth tax introduction

Title

Wealth tax introduction

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Apr 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:34

Description

National Treasurer of the Labour Party, Norman Atkinson explains the party’s plans to introduce a wealth tax if it stays in government after the upcoming general elections. He claims the well-off will not be happy with the new tax and it will create divisions in society, but that Labour are bringing about social justice.

Contributors

Norman Atkinson

Keywords

Government; Labour Party; Taxation; Economics; Fiscal policy; Social justice

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