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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