PREM19/997
Economic policy (Budget) (Part 10)

Date	Value	Title
83 Feb 3 Th	Major	Economic policy: RIG Allen minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“TUC economic review 1983”) [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 3 Th	Major	Economic policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chancellor of the Exchequer) [“Taxation of international businesses”] [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 9 We	Major	Economic policy: Nick Ridley minute to MT (“1983 European Community budget refunds”) [“The outlook is now more promising”] [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 14 Mo	Major	Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Child Support and the poverty trap”) [“the main reason for this is the high level of public spending”] [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 17 Th	Major	Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 (“Budget”) [Treasury records of conversations: ‘stock-take’ meetings] [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 21 Mo	Major	Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Budget arithmetic”) [“overhanging all this is the question of the social security over-provision”] [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 22 Tu	Major	Economic policy: Walters minute to MT (“The Budget”) [“would be wise to remind the Chancellor of your commitment to the increase in the thresholds”] [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 24 Th	Major	Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Mortgage interest relief”) [“I know you won’t like it, but… I find the case against an increase… convincing”] [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 24 Th	Major	Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Petrol, DERV and VED”) [duty increases] [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 28 Mo	Major	Economic policy: MT minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Mortgage interest relief”) [MT: “I couldn’t disagree more with your paper on this subject”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 2 We	Major	Economic policy: Institute of Directors letter to No.10 (1983 Budget: case for personal tax threshold increases) [MT declines request to meet with her] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 3 Th	Major	Economic policy: Fowler letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“1983 Budget and social security uprating: other items”) [“a number of awkward or unresolved items”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 4 Fr	Major	Economic policy: Walters minute to MT (“The Budget”) [tax measures] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 4 Fr	Major	Economic policy: No.10 minute to MT (“Budget Secret”) [MT “shocked” by prospective rises in tax and NIC - requests urgent meeting with Howe] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 4 Fr	Major	Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“North Sea fiscal regime”) [“changed prospects for oil prices”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 4 Fr	Major	Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“The Budget”) [proposed measures] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 8 Tu	Major	Economic policy: Walters minute to MT (“The Budget”) [managing PSBR and risk of tax increases owing to likely fall in oil prices] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 8 Tu	Major	Economic policy: No.10 minute to MT (“Budget Secret”) [managing PSBR and risk of tax increases owing to likely fall in oil prices: MT requests meeting with Howe] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 8 Tu	Major	Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Income Tax thresholds”) [“we need to demonstrate our determination to go on reducing borrowing”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 9 We	Major	Economic policy: No.10 note to MT (draft Treasury briefing) [1983 Budget] [declassified 2013]