PREM19/1197
Economic policy (Budget) (Part 11)

Date	Value	Title
84 Feb 7 Tu	Major	Taxation: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Cockfield) ["Tax Reform Strategy"] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 8 We	Major	Budget: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Economic Strategy (C(84) 5)") [public spending and borrowing, Medium Term Financial Strategy] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 8 We	Major	Budget: Redwood minute to MT (PSBR, MTFS and taxation) [budget comments] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 10 Fr	Major	Budget: Extract from Biffen Lobby Briefing (Biffen comments on Budget Cabinet: "no lively debate, just unctuous self-satisfaction") [Turnbull: "The Chancellor is angry"] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 15 We	Major	Budget: Turnbull minute to MT ("Taxation of Gilt Edged Securities of Building Societies") ["You might have to confirm...that this measure will not have serious effects on the flow of mortgage finance"] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 16 Th	Major	Budget: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (changes to corporation tax and capital allowances and effect on the Nissan project) [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 16 Th	Major	Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (changes to excise duties in 1984 Budget) [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 16 Th	Major	Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Reforming Business Taxes") [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 16 Th	Major	Budget: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer) ["Building Socities: Taxation of Profits on Gilts"] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 17 Fr	Major	Budget: Redwood minute to MT (excise duties and business taxes) [Chancellor's proposals on excise duties could be seen as "favouring the rich at the expense of the rest"] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 17 Fr	Major	Budget: Turnbull minute to MT (Chancellor of the Exchequer's papers on business taxes and excise duties) [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 17 Fr	Major	Budget: Walters minute to MT ("Economic Policy") [thoughts on 1984 Budget] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 20 Mo	Major	Budget: Lawson minute to MT ("Medium Term Financial Strategy") [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 21 Tu	Major	Budget: Lawson minute to MT ("Budget: Tax Reform") [extending VAT, savings and investment] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 22 We	Major	Budget: Redwood minute to MT ("Budget: Tax Reform") ["It is right to shift the balance to taxing spending rather than earning...The direction is exciting. The only question is one of speed"] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 22 We	Major	Budget: Turnbull minute to MT ("The Budget") ["my reaction is that it is an economist's budget...should appeal to serious commentators...[creates] a host of losers, as well as gainers"] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 23 Th	Major	Budget: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer) ["Budget proposals"] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 24 Fr	Major	Budget: Turnbull minute to MT (impact of company tax package on Nissan) [MT: need to mitigate effects of tax package on Nissan, "otherwise we shall be accused of lack of good faith"] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 27 Mo	Major	Budget: Tebbit minute to MT ("Budget: Nissan") [MT: "If Chancellor does not agree [with Tebbit] we must have an urgent meeting. I agree with DTI"] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 28 Tu	Major	Budget: No.10 briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Chancellor") [handling of Green Paper on long-term public expenditure] [declassified 2014]