1976 IMF crisis

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf economic crisis
gptkbp:cause balance of payments deficit
declining value of pound sterling
gptkbp:chancellorOfTheExchequer gptkb:Denis_Healey
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:historicalSignificance marked end of post-war consensus
precursor to Thatcherism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1976 IMF crisis
gptkbp:impact political instability
loss of confidence in Labour government
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mainEvent UK government requested loan from IMF
gptkbp:maximumLoanAmount $3.9 billion
gptkbp:organization gptkb:International_Monetary_Fund
gptkbp:primeMinister James Callaghan
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Winter_of_Discontent
1970s economic crisis in UK
gptkbp:result austerity measures
reduction in public spending
IMF imposed spending cuts
gptkbp:year 1976
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Callaghan's_government
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7