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1979 Jun 1 - 1979 Jul 16
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/19
Economic policy (Public Spending) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2009 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 206
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79 Jun 4 Mo Major Economy: Biffen minute to MT ("Cash limits 1979-80") [2 percent "extra squeeze"] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 4 Mo Major Economy: Biffen minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Reductions 1979-80") [arts & education cuts] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 20 We Major Economy: Biffen minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [dispute over Department of Environment cuts] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 1 Fr Major Economy: Biffen note to Stevas (arts expenditure) [agreement on cuts] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 1 Fr Major Economy: Carlisle note to Biffen ("Public Expenditure 1979-80") [agreement on cuts] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 13 We Major Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Carrington ("Public Expenditure Cuts: the Aid programme") [distribution of £50m agreed cut] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 12 Tu Major Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("1979-80 Cash Limits: Civil Service Wages & Salaries") [fraud efforts cannot offset] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 5 Th Major Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public expenditure survey") [thoughts for 1980/81] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 10 Tu Major Economy: Heseltine minute for MT (views of local authority associations & unions on cuts) [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 19 Tu Major Economy: Heseltine minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [Environment has done its share] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 16 Mo Major Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("1980-81 Cash Limits and Pay") [rushed Treasury paper for E] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 6 Fr Major Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Cash Limits for 1980-81 and Public Sector Pay") [confusion as to current year] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 11 We Major Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure to 1983-84" for Cabinet) [aim to agree target cuts for 1980/81] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 20 We Major Economy: Hunt minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [Department of Environment cuts] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 13 We Major Economy: Hunt minute to MT (civil service cuts at Cabinet) [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 13 We Major Economy: Jenkin minute to MT ("1979-80 Cash Limits: Civil Service Wages & Salaries") [disturbed at reopening fraud offset deal] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 11 We Major Economy: Joseph minute to MT ("Pay Increases and Public Expenditure") ["increasingly concerned" at soaring public pay] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 1 Fr Major Economy: Lankester minute for MT (education and arts cuts - state of play) [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 12 Th Major Economy: Lankester note to Chilcot (decision to create cabinet committee on public expenditure) [ajudicating departmental programmes] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 16 Mo Major Economy: No.10 record of conversation ("Note for the Record" of MT-Prior meeting) [Prior thinks Treasury aiming for 'excessive' cuts] [declassified 2009]