Archive

1981 Feb 18 - 1981 Jul 10
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/439
Economic policy (Budget) (Part 5)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 227
Any docs withheld? No

PREM19/439 - download whole file (PDF, 56.11 MB)

Selections from this file

Showing items 21 - 34 of 34

Per page:
Date Value Title
81 Mar 5 Thu Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public Expenditure & the Budget") [energy related overruns] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 6 Fri Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Taxation of Benefits in Kind: Free Petrol") [proposal; agreed by MT] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 6 Fri Budget: No.10 minute (meeting with Chancellor, Governor & Wass) [decision to reduce MLR by 2 per cent on budget day] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 10 Tue Budget: Sir Geoffrey Howe Ministerial Broadcast ("The Budget") ["times are tough"]
81 Mar 11 Wed Budget: Unwin minute to Wass ("The Budget & Deflation") [urgent request from No.10 for material rebutting deflation charge] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 13 Fri Budget: Radio Interview for BBC Jimmy Young Programme (Howe defends the budget) [balancing the books to get down interest rates]
81 Apr 27 Mon Budget: Treasury minute (Chancellor's meeting with ministers) ["Road Fuel Duty & Energy Prices"] [declassified 2011]
81 Apr 28 Tue Budget: Treasury minute (Chancellor's meeting on DERV concession) [modes of recouping 10p DERV cut] [declassified 2011]
81 May 19 Tue Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (recouping DERV concession) [gambling, tobacco duties] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 1 Mon Budget: Lankester briefing for MT (recouping DERV concession) [meeting with Chancellor] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 2 Tue Budget: No.10 minute (PM-Chancellor meeting) [3p on cigarettes to recoup DERV concession] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 24 Wed Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Bank Tax & DERV Duty Concessions") [minor concession to smaller banks; firming up on DERV] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 1 Wed Budget: No.10 minute (PM-Chancellor meeting) [MT unhappy at announcement of DERV recoupment on eve of Warrington by-election] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 8 Wed Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Taxation of Benefits in Kind - Free Petrol") [method; agreed by MT] [declassified 2011]