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Community Charge: Treasury minute for Chief Secretary ("Community Charge Benefit") ["Tactically, head-on opposition would be unwise"; MT unhappy with Newton minute] [declassified Feb 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: T640/1190 f159
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 8pp
Themes: Social security & welfare, Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”)