Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Economic Policy: Lawson broadcast (1987 Budget) [eight years of "steady policies" but "a lot still to do"; would be "easy to chuck it all away" with high spending and borrowing but sticking to plan will bring "security and prosperity"] [this copy declassified Jul 2016]
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/2079 f21 |
| Editorial comments: | Transcript of Budget broadcast, recorded from BBC transmission (2130Z). Includes resolutions moved by Lawson in Parliament and Hansard entries from 17 Mar. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 20pp |
| Themes: | Media, Parliament, Employment, Industry, Monetary policy, Privatized & state industries, Pay, Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, 1984-85 coal strike |
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