Labour councils threaten legal action over poll tax capping

Title

Labour councils threaten legal action over poll tax capping

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Apr 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:01

Description

Kevin Murphy interviews Local Government Minister David Hunt about local Labour councils threatening legal action over the capping of poll tax (community charge) levels and the Labour Party stance as a whole on the issues. He says the Government has a solid legal case and the authorities should accept the inevitable, and denies they are picking on Labour councils unfairly.

Contributors

David Hunt; Kevin Murphy

Keywords

Local authorities; Local government; Labour Party; Political parties; Fiscal policy; Councils; Party politics; Community charge; Local taxation; Central government; Bryan Gould

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