Thatcher on oil price, petrol tax and nuclear energy

Title

Thatcher on oil price, petrol tax and nuclear energy

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:01:50

Description

House of Commons reply by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to former Labour Prime Minister, James Callaghan, following the decision by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to raise oil prices. Arguing reducing petrol tax will increase the demand on oil, and a larger nuclear energy programme is needed. Also on meeting oil import targets.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Politics; Petroleum; Imports; Prices; Taxation; UK; Nuclear energy; Fuels; Oil; OPEC

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