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1979 Oct 1 - 1979 Oct 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/22
Economic policy (Public Spending) (Part 5)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2009 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 122
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Date Value Title
79 Oct 1 Mo Major Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Cash Limits and the Rate Support Grant (E(79) 46)") [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 2 Tu Minor Economy: Carrington minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Cuts 1980/81") [detail of FCO cuts] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 4 Th Major Economy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer) [public corporations wanting more] [extract] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 5 Fr Major Economy: Hunt letter to Lankester ("Pay and RSG: The Next Steps") [follow-up to discussion in E] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 8 Mo Major Economy: Lankester note to MT ( The Sun report on Rate Support Grant false) [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 9 Tu Major Economy: Biffen minute to MT ("Public Expenditure 1981-82 to 1983-83") [spending round progress report - "pretty big gap still" (Lankester)] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 9 Tu Major Economy: Treasury minute to No.10 ("Finance for Nationalised Industries, Rolls Royce & British Leyland") [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 16 Tu Major Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure: Later Years (C(79) 42)") [talk with Treasury ministers ahead of Cabinet] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 17 We Major Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("1980-81 Rate Support Grant Cash Limit: Pay and Price Assumptions") [would welcome a talk] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 17 We Major Economy: Lankester note to MT ("Meeting with the Chancellor - Thursday 18th October, 0845") [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 18 Th Major Economy: MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer meeting (record of conversation) [rate support grant cash limit to be based on below RPI; MT agrees] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 19 Fr Major Economy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("White Paper on Public Expenditure in 1980-81") [date of publication] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 19 Fr Major Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("White Paper on Public Expenditure 1980-81") [draft] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 22 Mo Major Economy: Lankester note to MT ("Public Expenditure by Programme: 1974-75 to 1980-81") ["some good ammunition here"] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 22 Mo Major Economy: Lankester note to MT (details of tax increases required if expenditure not 'cut') [9p on income tax or VAT at 26 percent] [declassified 2009]