Queen to pay taxes and reduce civil list

Title

Queen to pay taxes and reduce civil list

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

27 Nov 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:59

Description

Report on the Queen paying taxes form next April and a reduction of the civil list. Includes excerpt of Queen’s Christmas speech on her annus horribilus; John Major expresses his views at Prime Minister’s Question Time in the House of Commons; reaction from Labour MP Alan Williams; Chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee Robert Sheldon; editor of Majesty Brian Howey; Chairman of Treasury Select Committee John Watts. Report by Paul Kirby.

Contributors

Queen Elizabeth II; John Watts; Alan Williams; John Major; Paul Kirby; Robert Sheldon; Brian Howey

Keywords

Taxation; Queen’s speech; Periodicals; Royal family; Royalty; Income tax; Civil List; Majesty

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