Denis Healey on need for strict pay controls

Title

Denis Healey on need for strict pay controls

Genre

Speech

TX Date

20 Oct 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:01

Description

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey speaks on the economic policy of the Labour Government. He says there must be controlled increases in wages, especially in order to maintain lower levels of income tax. He also says that any increase in exports and lower unemployment would be put at risk by large pay increases.

Contributors

Denis Healey

Keywords

Government; Wages; Imports; Exports; Inflation; Wage policy; Economics; Unemployment; Economic systems; Income tax; Counter-inflation policy; Child tax credit

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