Archive

1989 Jan 6 - 1989 May 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2763
Local Government (Future of the rating system: rating revaluation; Community Charge) (Part 12)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 462
Any docs withheld?

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Date Value Title
88 Sep 9 Fri Community Charge: MT letter to David Campbell (Business Rates in Scotland) [harmonisation of value under consideration] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 1 Sun Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull note to Paul Gray (Rating Appeals) [proposal will be unpopular in party] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 6 Fri Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT ("Rating Appeals") [concern that revaluation will not be completed on time] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 6 Fri Community Charge: Bernard Ingham minute to Paul Gray ("Community Charge") [should be no shortage of advisory material] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 9 Mon Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to John Major ("The Burden of Business Rates in Scotland") [impact of harmonisation on level of rates] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 9 Mon Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Malcolm Rifkind (farm diversification schemes) [objects to extension of farm derating] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 10 Tue Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Norman Fowler ("Uniform Business Rate and Revaluation: Transitional Arrangements") [figures on impact] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 10 Tue Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to Ridley PS ("Community Charge: Publicity") [MT's concerns over adequacy of strategy] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 11 Wed Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Paul Gray ("Rating Appeals") [keeping revaluation to target date] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 11 Wed Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to Paul Gray ("Rating Appeals") [appeals against non-domestic rateable valuations] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 12 Thu Community Charge: Nigel Lawson minute to MT ("Rating Appeals") [approves Ridley's proposals] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 12 Thu Community Charge: Peter Walker minute to MT ("Rating Appeals") [supports limiting appeal rights of non-domestic ratepayers] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 12 Thu Community Charge: Rifkind PS minute to Paul Gray ("Rating Appeals") [important to ensure revaluation completed on time] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 12 Thu Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Rating and Farm Diversification") [widening the exemption] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 13 Fri Community Charge: Nicholas Lyell minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Rating Appeals") [changes to appeal rights] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 13 Fri Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Rating Appeals") [difficult and highly contentious issues] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 16 Mon Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to Ridley PS ("Rating Appeals") [MT has major reservations about proposed changes to appeal rights] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 17 Tue Community Charge: John Moore minute to John Major ("The Burden of Business Rates in Scotland") [impact of reducing burden on Community Charge levels] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 19 Thu Community Charge: Nicholas Lyell minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Rating Appeals") [obligations under European Convention on Human Rights] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 20 Fri Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to Paul Gray ("E(LF) Non-Domestic Rating Issues") [burden in Scotland, decapitalisation rate, government contributions] [released Dec 2016]