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

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

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2009 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 139
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79 Aug 9 Thu Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Plans and Autumn Announcement") [presentation issues] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 6 Mon Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Figures") ['scorecard' for 1980-81 cuts as agreed by cabinet, £3.5b] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 1 Wed Economy: Heseltine minute to MT ("Local Authorities: Public expenditure reductions") [associations released info to press] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 27 Fri 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 Fri Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public expenditure - Guidance to local authorities") [revised following Cabinet] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 27 Fri Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure") [when to discuss abolition of 5 year Public Expenditure White Paper] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 25 Wed Economy: Biffen minute to MT ("Public expenditure - Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; and Coal") [MISC 11 decisions] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 25 Wed Economy: Butler minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Growth of Public Expenditure Programmes") [figures since 1970-71] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 25 Wed Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public Expenditure 1980-81: Guidance to Local Authorities & Others") [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 25 Wed Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure 1980-81 (Resumed discussion)") [report to Cabinet on MISC 11] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 25 Wed Economy: Lankester minute for MT ("Meeting With the Chancellor") [issues to raise] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 24 Tue Economy: Lankester minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [comparison to Labour plans] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 23 Mon Economy: Note on public expenditure plans ("Ministers' proposals and MISC 11 recommendations") [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 23 Mon Economy: Nott minute to MT (announce public expenditure decisions immediately) ["Now that the cuts exercise is all over the newspapers"] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 20 Fri Economy: Carlisle minute for MT ("Public Expenditure 1980-81: Education and Science") ["three particularly difficult elements"] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 20 Fri 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 Fri 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 Fri 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 Fri Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure - Resumed Cabinet Discussion") [public expenditure state of play] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 18 Wed Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute for MT ("Public Expenditure 1980-81 - Announcement") [before recess][declassified 2009]