Consumer advice centres

Title

Consumer advice centres

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:32

Description

A government spokesman (poss. David Ennals, Social Security Secretary) on the importance to the less well off of consumer advice centres. Arguing that it is a false economy for local authorities to save expenditure by cutting services, since the running costs of the centres are fully financed by government grants and the authorities will be left with the costs of staff and premises. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

David Ennals?

Keywords

Local authorities; Government; Labour Party; Cost reduction; Finance; Public expenditure; Consumer information; Advice

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