Government cuts

Title

Government cuts

Genre

Interview

TX Date

21 Sep 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:19

Description

John Perkins interviews Labour MP Roy Hattersley about the likely effect of Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine’s local authority public expenditure cuts. Rates may have to rise by over 30 percent to compensate.

Contributors

John Perkins; Roy Hattersley

Keywords

London; Local authorities; Local government; Cost reduction; Public finance; Public services; Michael Heseltine; Councils; NALGO; Public expenditure; Local taxation; Local finance

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