Chancellor says no tax cuts at Mansion House

Title

Chancellor says no tax cuts at Mansion House

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

16 Jun 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:44

Description

David Kermode reports on reaction to Chancellor Kenneth Clarke’s speech at the Mansion House dinner last night in which he said tax cuts would only come when they could be afforded. Mixed reaction from Michael Angus, Director of the CBI; Lib Dem Treasury spokesman Alan Beith; shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown. Also includes interview with Kenneth Clarke on planning a sensible economic recovery and speculating on a rise in interest rates.

Contributors

Kenneth Clarke; Alan Beith; David Kermode; Gordon Brown; Michael Angus

Keywords

Inflation; Taxation; Economics; Economic policy; Interest rates; Economic recession; Economic recovery; Economic forecasting

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