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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
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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 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 8 Wed Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Taxation of Benefits in Kind - Free Petrol") [method; agreed by MT] [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 Feb 11 Wed Budget: Treasury record of conversation (Chancellor's meeting with Governor) ["Monetary Affairs" - Bank urges immediate MLR cut] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 4 Wed Budget: Treasury minute to No.10 ("Distributional Implications of the Budget") [tabulated] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 19 Thu Budget: Treasury minute to No.10 ("Indirect Tax Package") [twice revalorisation basis - tabulated] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 19 Thu Budget: Alan Walters minute to MT ("Indexed Gilts") [must auction them since appropriate price unknown] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 23 Mon Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Season Tickets" [provided by employers]) [strongly defends proposed tax] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 1 Mon Budget: Lankester briefing for MT (recouping DERV concession) [meeting with Chancellor] [declassified 2011]