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1987 Jul 20 - 1987 Nov 5
Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Private Office files (Lawson)

T640/481
Budget (The Community Charge and settlement of the Rate Support Grant (RSG) system)

Source: HMTPO
Release date: 2017
Classification: Secret
Page count: 146
Themes: Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”)

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Date Value Title
87 Jul 28 Tu Minor Community Charge: Treasury minute for PS Chancellor ("Monks and Nuns") [liability for the tax; "must stop exemption becoming a habit"] [declassified Oct 2017]
87 Jul 31 Fr Minor Community Charge: Treasury minute for Chancellor ("Royal Household and Community Charge") [figures] [declassified Oct 2017]
87 Aug 27 Th Major Community Charge: Treasury minute for Chancellor ("Local Authority Capital Controls") ["looks promising"] [declassified Oct 2017]
87 Sep 2 We Major Community Charge: Treasury minute for PS Chancellor ("Fast-track scheme to abolish the rates") [press stories quoting Ridley] [declassified Oct 2017]
87 Oct 13 Tu Major Community Charge: Treasury minute for Chancellor ("Transition to the Community Charge") [Ridley to press MT to abandon four year phasing-in of CC] [declassified Oct 2017]
87 Oct 22 Th Major Community Charge: Treasury minute for Chancellor ("E(LF): Community Charge - Transitional Arrangements for England") [Ridley proposals] [declassified Oct 2017]
87 Oct 26 Mo Major Community Charge: Tyrie minute for Chancellor ("E(LF) Community Charge - Transitional Arrangements") ["Ridley's plans look even more suicidal than obligatory implementation in 1990-91"] [declassified Oct 2017]
87 Oct 27 Tu Major Community Charge: Treasury minute for Chief Secretary ("Future of Local Authority Capital Controls") [recommends acceptance of Ridley proposals] [declassified Oct 2017]
87 Oct 29 Th Major Community Charge: Ridley Special Adviser conversation record (Conservative Backbench Environment Committee) [views expressed] [declassified Oct 2017]
87 Nov 4 We Major Community Charge: Treasury minute for Chancellor ("Community Charge - Transition") ["Ridley's paper ... much as predicted in The Times yesterday morning"] [declassified Oct 2017]
87 Nov 5 Th Major Community Charge: Major minute for Chancellor ("Community Charge: Transition") [Ridley proposal: "I don't think we should underestimate the attraction it will have for others"] [declassified Oct 2017]