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Public spending: Chancellor of the Exchequer draft cabinet paper ("Economic Prospects") ["very bleak background against which to assess changes to the existing public expenditure plans"] [declassified Dec 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/2949 f44
Editorial comments:

MT's markings suggest this was the copy she had with her in cabinet, the initials recording which ministers she planned to call on to speak. 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: 8pp
Themes: Monetary policy, Pay, Public spending & borrowing, Chancellor of the Exchequer’s minutes