Public sector pay freeze

Title

Public sector pay freeze

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Sep 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:07:51

Description

Martin Young interviews Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Stephen Dorrell, about a Government pay freeze on public sector workers unless productivity is improved to prevent inflation rising, leading to fears of industrial action. And about the Government’s economic policy in more general terms and looking forward to the next Budget. On Drivetime show.

Contributors

Martin Young; Stephen Dorrell

Keywords

Budgets; Trade unions; Labour disputes; Wages; Inflation; Wage policy; Taxation; Public sector; Economic policy; National budgets; Economic forecasting; Labour productivity; Public servants; Counter-inflation policy; Drivetime (radio programme)

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