Councils to appeal poll tax cap

Title

Councils to appeal poll tax cap

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

10 Apr 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:06

Description

Dominique Harvie reports on Lambeth Council appealing against the Government’s decision to cap their poll tax (community charge) along with at least 7 other Labour-controlled authorities following a meeting of the Local Government Information Unit. Includes interviews with Unit Chairman Mike Carr; Greenwich Council leader Quentin Marsh; Lambeth Council leader Joan Twelves (who has been expelled from the Labour Party). For FM breakfast show.

Contributors

Mike Carr; Dominique Harvie; Joan Twelves; Quentin Marsh

Keywords

Local authorities; Local government; Labour Party; Lambeth Council; Fiscal policy; Councils; Lambeth; Community charge; Local taxation; Budgetary control; Local finance; Greenwich Council

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