Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Private Office files (Lawson)
Community Charge: Treasury minute to Chief Secretary ("Precept limitation of ILEA in 1989-90" plus rate capping) [Lawson: "all highly unsatisfactory ... 'rate'-cap far more vigorously in 1990-91"] [declassified Feb 2018]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | T640/827 f44 |
| Editorial comments: | Supporting documents follow, particularly a minute by Barry Potter which appears to be the one referred to by the Chancellor in his comment. The opening document probably refers to this item, but there is no certainty. Read documents selected from this file. Read the whole file here. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 23pp |
| Themes: | Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”), Judiciary |
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