Fall in the rate of inflation

Title

Fall in the rate of inflation

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

14 Sep 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:39

Description

Report on the good news regarding inflation, which has fallen to 4.7 percent. Chancellor Norman Lamont claims the drop is due to Conservative policies, which are leading the country out of recession. Labour Treasury spokesman Chris Smith says the Government is misleading the public, and unemployment has risen because of the low inflation. Liberal Democrats Treasury spokesman Alan Beith believes the inflation cuts are being used as a political weapon. Peter Russell reports.

Contributors

Norman Lamont; Alan Beith; Chris Smith; Peter Russell

Keywords

Politics; Government; Inflation; Economics; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Economic systems

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