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1987 Jul 1 - 1987 Jul 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2306
Local Government (Future of the rating system; rating revaluation; Community Charge) (Part 7)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 206
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87 Jul 1 We Major Community Charge: David Norgove minute to MT ("Transition to the Community Charge") ["The argument is at present going the way of the opponents of the community charge, which is receiving virtually no support in Parliament, in the press or even from Conservative controlled councils"] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 1 We Major Community Charge: Peter Stredder minute to MT ("Non-Domestic Rating") [operation of the non-domestic rating pool, paying for transition, empty commercial property, duty to consult business] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 1 We Major Community Charge: Peter Stredder minute to MT ("Transition to the Community Charge") [doing without a transitional period, opting out, fallacies, capping, annual elections in London] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 1 We Major Community Charge: Peter Stredder minute to MT ("The New Local Authority Grant System") [a single grant is preferable, payment of grant] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 1 We Major Community Charge: Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("Opting-Out of ILEA") [manifesto commitment to allowing boroughs to opt out, "we would look foolish if we were to change it now"] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 2 Th Major Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Community Charge: Transitional Arrangements, ILEA and London") [possible phased transition, safety net, high rates in London] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 3 Fr Major Community Charge: No 10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Major-Walker-Ridley-Waddington-Griffiths-Ingham) [MT "stressed the need for the Government to put across the case for the reform of local authority finance more effectively"] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 3 Fr Major Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("The New Grant System") [decisions needed on whether to have single or two separate grants, how to pay the grant to local authorities, discretion in distribution of grants] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 6 Mo Major Community Charge: John Moore minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Community Charge: Transitional Arrangements") [period of transition, impact on revenue, effect on government spending] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 6 Mo Major Community Charge: John Moore minute to Nicholas Ridley ("The New Grant System") ["my unease about the high profile which the needs assessments will have under the new system"] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 6 Mo Minor Community Charge: Ridley PS minute to No 10 ("The New Grant System") [format of the proposed community charge demand note] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 10 Fr Major Community Charge: David Norgove minute to MT ("Transition to the Community Charge") [issue of overlap with domestic rates, phasing out of safety nets, surcharge on non-domestic properties in London] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 10 Fr Major Community Charge: Ken Clarke minute to MT ("Non-Domestic Rating") [cost of transition, rating of empty commercial property, future revaluations, duty to consult business] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 10 Fr Major Community Charge: Walker PS minute to MT ("Introducing the Community Charge") [spending choices, phasing out rates] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 10 Fr Major Community Charge: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("E(LF): Transition to the Community Charge") [effect of the new system on domestic ratepayers, transitional measures, speed of transition, special arrangements in London] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 10 Fr Major Community Charge: Bernard Ingham minute to David Norgrove (presentation of the charge) ["importance of the Department doing nothing to arouse the criticism of its 'propaganda' effort"] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 13 Mo Major Community Charge: John Moore minute to Nicholas Ridley ("The Community Charge, Transitional Arrangements and the Implications for Income Support") ["the political realities require at least five years to phase out the safety-net"] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 13 Mo Major Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Abolition of Domestic Rating") ["Although the election results in Scotland were very bad I do not believe that rates reform was a major contributory factor"] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 13 Mo Major Community Charge: Ridley PS minute to David Norgrove ("Community Charge: Transitional Arrangements") [options for introducing the new system - possible impact on outer London boroughs] [released Feb 2016]
87 Jul 13 Mo Major Community Charge: Peter Stredder minute to MT ("Community Charge: Transitional Arrangements") [two possible measures: a safety net grant, phasing out rates gradually] [released Feb 2016]