Chris Patten on community charge proposals

Title

Chris Patten on community charge proposals

Genre

Interview

TX Date

6 Aug 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:21

Description

Interview with Environment Secretary Chris Patten on Labour’s proposals to reintroduce the rates in place of the unpopular community charge. Patten on having put written questions to Labour leader Neil Kinnock as to how removing any restraints on local authority spending and reducing the number of people paying the new tax will result in lower bills for most people. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Chris Patten

Keywords

Labour Party; Taxation; Community charge; Neil Kinnock

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