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Community Charge: Conservative Research Department briefing ("A Three Tiered Community Charge" and "The Local Government Finance Bill") [released Feb 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/2309 f289
Editorial comments:

Date estimated. Gray put the two documents to MT with a cover note dated 8 April, saying that the whips had been distributing them to MPs "during the week". Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 53pp
Themes: Social security & welfare, Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”), Parliament, Conservative Party (organization)