Nigel Lawson on his economic statement

Title

Nigel Lawson on his economic statement

Genre

Interview

TX Date

2 Nov 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:08:28

Description

Financial editor Douglas Moffitt interviews Chancellor Nigel Lawson on his autumn economic statement yesterday. He is increasing spending on the NHS and other key areas but claims overall public expenditure is not increasing. He explains; says the economy is in good shape; defends charges for dental tests and eyesight tests; interest rates; forecasts state of economy next year. Audio squeaky in places.

Contributors

Nigel Lawson; Douglas Moffitt

Keywords

Budgets; Taxation; Health services; Economics; Unemployment; NHS; Interest rates; Public expenditure; Economic forecasting; Dental services

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