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1990 Mar 1 - 1990 Mar 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/3064
Local Government (Future of the rating system: rating revaluation; Community Charge) (Part 17)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 429
Any docs withheld? 2

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90 Feb 19 Mo Major Local government: Mills letter to Hunt ("Community Charge: meeting with the Conservative group of the Solihull Council") [ "Each Councillor voiced total disenchantment with the way in which the Community Charge legislation is operating...I do urdge you to meet with us as soon as possible"] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Feb 19 Mo Minor Community Charge: Iain Mills letter to MT (Solihull) [feelings of the Conservative group on the local council] [released Dec 2016]
90 Feb 28 We Minor Community Charge: David Hunt minute to Gillian Shephard (substitute Community Charge bills) [impact on benefit subsidy arrangements] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 5 Mo Minor Community Charge: Patten PS minute to Howe PS ("Treatment of Capital Debt in the New Revenue Support Grant") [methodology for calculation] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 7 We Minor Community Charge: Dominic Morris minute to MT (Heseltine's local government changes at Environment) [steady refusal as a minister to countenance rating reform] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 9 Fr Minor Community Charge: Major PS minute to Paul Gray ("The Community Charge and the RPI") [transition relief and student discounts in calculation of RPI] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 12 Mo Minor Community Charge: Paul Gray briefing for MT ("Community Charge and the RPI") [establishment of a new advisory committee] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 12 Mo Minor Community Charge: Lord President's Office minute to No 10 ("Community Charge") [Howe's liability] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 13 Tu Minor Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to Major PS ("The Community Charge and the RPI") [transition relief and student discounts in calculation of RPI] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 13 Tu Minor Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to Rifkind PS ("Capital Limit") [retrospection for Scotland] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 13 Tu Minor Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Lord President's Office ("Community Charge") [Howe's liability] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 13 Tu Minor Community Charge: Mark Lennox-Boyd note to Gray (brief MT for meeting with Ralph Howell MP on his alternative to community charge) ["will be a waste of time, but ... will have to do it to keep his frustration at bay"] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 16 Fr Major Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to MT ("The Standard Community Charge") [position of second homeowners] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 16 Fr Major Community Charge: Paul Gray briefing for MT ("The Standard Community Charge") [second home cases, action affecting 1990-91, exemptions] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 18 Su Minor Community Charge: Charles Powell record of conversation (MT-Baker) [Baker thinks government needs to do more to advertise the Charge and reliefs; MT receptive to this] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 20 Tu Minor Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to MT ("The Standard Community Charge in Scotland") ["likely that criticism in Scotland will continue"] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 21 We Major Community Charge: Paul Gray briefing for MT ("Community Charge Capping") ["a very difficult issue to resolve"] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 21 We Minor Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Community Charge Capital Limit in Scotland") [no special scheme of any kind benefitting payers in Scotlandn in 1989-90] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 21 We Major Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to John Major ("Budget Debate: Capital Limits") [speaking note on the Scottish dimension] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 21 We Minor Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to MT (assistance to local authorities) [scope of proposed measure] [released Dec 2016]