Chancellor of the Exchequer20 July 1970
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Historical person
Anthony Barber Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Anthony Barber, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
13 records1970–19738 events1 places
Chronological biography
1970
Budget27 October 1970
Cuts income tax, reduces subsidies, replaces industrial grants with tax incentives. Cuts income tax by 2 1/2 pence
Income Tax27 October 1970
Cuts income tax, reduces subsidies, replaces industrial grants with tax incentives. Cuts income tax by 2 1/2 pence
1971
Budget1971
Anthony Barber presents the 1971 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Budget Policy1971
The 1971 Budget under Anthony Barber sets out the Government's taxation, expenditure and borrowing plans.
Decimalisation15 February 1971
Britain replaces pounds, shillings and pence with a decimal currency of one hundred new pence.
1972
Budget1972
Anthony Barber presents the 1972 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Budget Policy1972
The 1972 Budget under Anthony Barber sets out the Government's taxation, expenditure and borrowing plans.
1973
Budget1973
Anthony Barber presents the 1973 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Budget Policy1973
The 1973 Budget under Anthony Barber sets out the Government's taxation, expenditure and borrowing plans.
Value Added Tax1 April 1973
Value Added Tax replaces purchase tax and selective employment tax.
Oil CrisisOctober 1973
Faces worsening economic pressure as the war contributes to the oil crisis.
Three Day Week13 December 1973
Faces the economic consequences of reduced working hours, inflation, industrial disruption and energy shortages.
Titles and roles
Chancellor of Exchequer · Chancellor of Exchequer · Chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain · Chancellor of the Exchequer
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.