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1982 Mar 29 - 1982 Apr 21
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/728
Economic policy (Imposition of VAT on gold sovereigns)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 16
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Date Value Title
82 Mar 29 Mo Minor Taxation: Treasury letter to No.10 (“Loss of VAT in gold transactions: Treasury order”) [MT: “This decision is totally wrong. How come I was not consulted?”] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 8 Th Minor Taxation: No.10 letter to Treasury (“VAT on gold coins”) [MT: “You have made a mistake in imposing VAT… totally dishonourable”] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 21 We Minor Taxation: Treasury letter to No.10 (VAT on gold coins) [MT: “I still don’t like it”] [declassified 2012]