Ashdown on impact on Tories of losing VAT on fuel vote

Title

Ashdown on impact on Tories of losing VAT on fuel vote

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Dec 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:05

Description

Political editor Ed Boyle interviews Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown following the Conservative Government losing the vote to increase VAT on fuel to 17.5 percent leaving a large hole in the Budget. On the impact on the Government, which he hopes will now go and impact on the economy.

Contributors

Paddy Ashdown; Ed Boyle

Keywords

Politics; Government; Taxation; Economics; Conservative Party; Fuels; Value Added Tax

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