PREM19/29
Economic policy (Budget) (Part 1)

Date	Value	Title
79 May 4 Fr	Key	Incoming brief: Cabinet Secretary’s incoming brief for new PM (“The Budget”) [declassified 2009]
79 May 7 Mo	Major	Budget: Note for the Record (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer meeting) [Budget, etc] [declassified 2009]
79 May 10 Th	Minor	Budget: Lankester minute to MT (Announcement of the Budget Date) [MT: “as soon as possible”] [declassified 2009]
79 May 15 Tu	Major	Budget: Note for the Record (MT-Adam Ridley meeting) [Budget] [declassified 2009]
79 May 16 We	Major	Budget: Note for the Record (MT-Treasury Ministers & Officials meeting on public spending) [Treasury approach “not nearly tough enough”] [declassified 2009]
79 May 17 Th	Major	Budget: Treasury minute on budget calculations (“ Problems ... Solutions”) [declassified 2009]
79 May 18 Fr	Major	Budget: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (budget) [“industrial priorities as I see them”] [declassified 2009]
79 May 21 Mo	Major	Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (budget plans) [“quite severely contractionary” proposals] [declassified 2009]
79 May 22 Tu	Major	Budget: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer) [budget prospects] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Major	Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (RPI impact of budget plans) [case for “immediate & ambitious” switch to indirect taxation] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Major	Budget: No.11 record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-CBI) [Budget] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Major	Budget: Hunt briefing for MT meeting with Chancellor (“The Budget”) [Treasury “in danger of getting too boxed in”] [declassified 2009]
79 May 24 Th	Major	Budget: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Chief Secretary) [budget plans] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 1 Fr	Major	Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (latest National Income forecast) [“we now expect a rather smaller impact on the RPI”] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 1 Fr	Major	Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (final outline of budget) [main proposals “more or less settled”] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 1 Fr	Minor	Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“VAT on Petrol”) [preventing deduction for business use] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 5 Tu	Minor	Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (prescription charges) [second thoughts] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 5 Tu	Minor	Budget: Treasury letter to No.10 (arrangements for briefing MPs on the budget) [response to request from MT] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 7 Th	Major	Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (advancing payment of PRT) [not helpful] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 7 Th	Major	Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (Rate Support Grant) [favours revealing in budget speech] [declassified 2009]