Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Local Government: Baker letter to Whitelaw ("Rate Support Grant 1986") [Policy Unit: "The 1986-87 settlement turned out so badly because so many levers were pulled to help London... it is the rates for 1987-88 on which the General Election is likely to be fought"] [declassified Dec 2014]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/1835 f102 |
| Editorial comments: | Relevant supporting documents follow the main item. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here - PREM19-1835. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 9pp |
| Themes: | Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Local government, Local government finance, General Elections, Parliament, Union of UK nations |
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