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Local Government: Lamont letter to Patten ("Local Government Finance") ["Any attempt to tinker further with the [grant] settlement at this stage would...seriously damage the credibility of the whole community charge policy"] [declassified July 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3068 f70
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 3pp
Themes: Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”)