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Local Government: Lamont letter to MacGregor ("Local authority current: distribution of total standard spending amongst services") [proposals; Policy Unit: "much criticism will emerge that the Government is seeking to impose a 'cuts' package... [leading to] higher community charges"] [declassified July 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3068 f234
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 33pp
Themes: Education, Health policy, Employment, Industry, Pay, Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Environment, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”), Transport, Judiciary, Law & order