Poll tax reduction

Title

Poll tax reduction

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

27 Mar 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:41

Description

Peter Russell reports on the Parliamentary debate over reducing the poll tax (community charge) and raising the VAT level. Includes Commons speeches by Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine; shadow Environment Secretary Bryan Gould; Labour MP Edward O’Hara; and Scottish Secretary Ian Lang. For breakfast programme.

Contributors

Michael Heseltine; Bryan Gould; Ian Lang; Peter Russell; Edward O’Hara

Keywords

Fiscal policy; Community charge; Local taxation; Value Added Tax

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