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1990 Apr 2 - 1990 Apr 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/3065
Local Government (Future of the rating system: rating revaluation; Community Charge) (Part 18)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 420
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90 Apr 12 Th Key Community Charge: Sir Geoffrey Howe minute to MT ("Towards a Community Charge package") [too high, unjust between authorities, unfair between individuals; wants relief for worst hit &'multiplier' based on house value for richest; easing of fiscal stance] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 25 We Major Local Government: Rifkind minute to MT ("The Community Charge") ["I thought you might find it helpful to have my views in light of one year's Scottish experience of the community charge"] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 19 Th Major Local Government: MT minute to Howe ("The Community Charge") ["tough measures [needed] to rein back this unacceptable rate of increase in local authority spending"] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 17 Tu Major Local Government: No.10 minute to MT ("The Community Charge") [Howe paper] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 11 We Major Local Government: No.10 minute to MT ("Community Charge and the RPI") ["I do not believe you can succeed in trying to change people's perception of inflation by this initiative and I believe you will attract a great deal of discredit if you try"] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 11 We Major Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Patten) [discussion of the perceived main problems] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 10 Tu Major Local Government: No.10 briefing for MT ("Community Charge") [outline of basic problems] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 9 Mo Major Local Government: No.10 minute to Treasury ("RPI and the Community Charge") [attached - MT minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer outlining "concern about the projected RPI figure for April & requesting Treasury to"examine the idea of a community surcharge for those on high incomes"] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 5 Th Major Local Government: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Turnbull ("Community Charge") [MT commitment not to claim transitional relief] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 30 Mo Major Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to John Major (RPI and Community Charge) [capping decisions] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 25 We Major Community Charge: John Major minute to Chris Patten ("Community Charge Capping and the Retail Prices Index") [the lower capped charges should be included in the index] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 24 Tu Major Community Charge: Patten PS minute to Barry Potter ("Community Charge") [data on transitional relief proposals] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 23 Mo Major Community Charge: Patten PS minute to Barry Potter ("The Community Charge") [treatment of composite hereditaments; liability for non-working wives] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 4 We Major Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Community Charge [Minute from the Secretary of State for the Environment of 3 April]") [decisions to be made on changes to regime for 1991-92] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 25 We Major Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("The Community Charge [Minutes from the Secretary of State for the Environment (23 April) and the Chancellor of the Exchequer (24 April)]") [decisions needed to secure better control over local authority spending] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 25 We Major Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Community Charge: The Question of 'Fairness'") [Patten's proposals for national supplements, but Major thinks not the right way to go] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 24 Tu Major Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Local Authority Expenditure Control") [Patten's proposals for a control system are too complex to get ready for next year] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 3 Tu Major Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Community Charge: Relieving the Burden") [extra transitional relief scheme for 1990, spending limitations for 1991] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 24 Tu Major Community Charge: John Major minute to MT (local authority finances) [proposals for generating additional income, fairness issue] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 5 Th Major Community Charge: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("Surplus Land and Dwellings") [some departments have failed to achieve the vacancy rate targets] [released Dec 2016]