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City week

Title
City week
Genre
Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate; Serial
TX Date
Jun 1979
Year of production
1979
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Duration
00:24:05
Description
City Week, presented by financial editor Douglas Moffitt, looking back at the week’s financial news. Includes report on Chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe’s first Budget with an increase in VAT; other topics are cuts in arts spending; relaxation in exchange controls; increases in energy prices and alternative energy. Reporters include Richard Bath, Vivian White, Sue Jameson, Tom Maddocks. Speakers include Chris Rogers, Institute of Trading Standards; Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister; John Nott, trade minister; John Greenborough, CBI; Norman St John-Stevas, Arts Minister; Jerry Calvert(?), Financial Weekly; Roger Coghill, Keynote publications; Dick Grace, Conti Commodities. Studio director: Ray Gannon(?).
Contributors
John Greenborough; Margaret Thatcher; Vivian White; Roger Coghill; Richard Bath; John Nott; Tom Maddocks; Sue Jameson; Douglas Moffitt; Norman St John-Stevas; Ray Gannon(?); Dick Grace; Chris Rogers; Jerry Calvert(?)
Keywords
Budgets; Prices; Taxation; Cost reduction; Economics; Energy resources; Finance; Geoffrey Howe; Arts; National budgets; Financial policy; Financial institutions; Value Added Tax; Financial statistics; Renewable energy resources; Financial markets; Commodities

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