Tobacco industry response to 1978 Budget

Title

Tobacco industry response to 1978 Budget

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Apr 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:39

Description

Unidentified male Imperial Tobacco spokesman(?) on Denis Healey’s 1978 Budget (11/04/78). He criticises the new surcharge on higher tar cigarettes (7p per pack of 20) as unnecessary and unjustified in the light of the industry’s own measures to promote lower tar brands. Male interviewer not identified (poss. John Perkins).

Contributors

John Perkins?

Keywords

Prices; Smoking; National budgets; Denis Healey; Tobacco industry; State budget

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