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1979 Jul 17 - 1979 Aug 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/20
Economic policy (Public Spending) (Part 3)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2009 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 139

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Date Value Title
79 Jul 17 Tu Major Economy: Biffen minute for MT ("Pay Increases and Public Expenditure") [Treasury agrees with KJ on pay & cash limits] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 17 Tu Major Economy: Soames minute for MT ("Pay Increases and Public Expenditure") [cash limits 1979-80] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 18 We Major Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute for MT ("Public Expenditure 1980-81 - Announcement") [before recess][declassified 2009]
79 Jul 18 We Major Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure (C(79)30 and 31") [public expenditure, 1980-81] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 18 We Major Economy: Lankester minute for MT ("The PSBR in 1980-81: Views of Outside Forecasters") [Treasury estimate not out of line] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 20 Fr Major Economy: Carlisle minute for MT ("Public Expenditure 1980-81: Education and Science") ["three particularly difficult elements"] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 20 Fr Major Economy: Department of the Environment letter to No.10 ("Public Expenditure") [wants withdrawal higher rate tax relief on mortgage interest] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 20 Fr Major Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public Expenditure 1980-81: DOE and Northern Ireland Programmes") [MISC 11 decisions] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 20 Fr Major Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Presentation of Public Expenditure Cuts") [case for autumn White Paper explaining need] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 20 Fr Major Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure - Resumed Cabinet Discussion") [public expenditure state of play] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 23 Mo Major Economy: Note on public expenditure plans ("Ministers' proposals and MISC 11 recommendations") [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 23 Mo Major Economy: Nott minute to MT (announce public expenditure decisions immediately) ["Now that the cuts exercise is all over the newspapers"] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 24 Tu Major Economy: Lankester minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [comparison to Labour plans] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 25 We Major Economy: Biffen minute to MT ("Public expenditure - Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; and Coal") [MISC 11 decisions] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 25 We Major Economy: Butler minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Growth of Public Expenditure Programmes") [figures since 1970-71] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 25 We Major Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public Expenditure 1980-81: Guidance to Local Authorities & Others") [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 25 We Major Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure 1980-81 (Resumed discussion)") [report to Cabinet on MISC 11] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 25 We Major Economy: Lankester minute for MT ("Meeting With the Chancellor") [issues to raise] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 27 Fr Major Economy: Treasury letter to Department of the Environment ("Public Expenditure and Mortgage Tax Relief") [Cabinet "did not favour" withdrawal of higher rate mortgage tax relief] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 27 Fr Major Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public expenditure - Guidance to local authorities") [revised following Cabinet] [declassified 2009]