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1979 May 8 - 1979 May 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/18
Economic policy (Public Spending) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2009 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 169
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79 May 8 Tue Economy: Cardona note (public expenditure plans in opposition) [declassified 2009]
79 May 10 Thu Economy: Adam Ridley note for MT (public expenditure decisions in opposition) [declassified 2009]
79 May 11 Fri Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute for MT ("Public Expenditure") ["early report on the seriousness of the situation"] [declassified 2009]
79 May 16 Wed Economy: Treasury note for Chief Secretary ("Proposals on Public Expenditure") [declassified 2009]
79 May 16 Wed Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Cash Limits") ["fatal ... to take brave decisions now, only to run away from them later"] [declassified 2009]
79 May 16 Wed Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure: Scope for Cuts" ) ["dreadful inheritance"] [declassified 2009]
79 May 18 Fri Economy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Announcement of Public Expenditure Cuts") [cut to Rate Support Grant] [declassified 2009]
79 May 21 Mon Economy: Lankester minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [Biffen papers for Cabinet] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 Wed Economy: Berrill minute ("Review of Expenditure Programmes") [CPRS view of Biffen memos] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 Wed Economy: Biffen note to MT ("Review of Expenditure Programmes") [tactics] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 Wed Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Review of Expenditure Programmes") [Biffen papers] [declassified 2009]
79 May 24 Thu Economy: Carlisle note to Biffen ("Public Expenditure 1979-80") [education budget] [declassified 2009]
79 May 24 Thu Economy: Younger note to Chancellor of the Exchequer (economic outlook for Scotland) [concern over unemployment] [declassified 2009]
79 May 30 Wed Economy: Hunt minute to MT (public expenditure discussion at Cabinet) [declassified 2009]