Cabinet Office files
Community Charge: Lawson paper circulated to E(LF) - E(LF) (85) 3 ("Local Government Finance Studies") ["the proposal for a poll tax would be completely unworkable and politically catastrophic"] [declassified Dec 2014]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | CAB134/4878 f4 and CAB134/4879 f1 |
| Editorial comments: | Minutes and papers of this committee were also kept originally on PREM19/1560, but were destroyed during weeding. All documents from CAB134/4878 have been selected and can be read here. |
| Importance ranking: | Key |
| Word count: | 3pp |
| Themes: | Education, Social security & welfare, Taxation, Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”), Conservatism, Chancellor of the Exchequer’s minutes |
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