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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
Any docs withheld?

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90 Apr 4 We Minor Community Charge: Rifkind PS minute to Major PS ("Community Charge: Special Payment Scheme") [draft statement] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 3 Tu Minor Community Charge: Rifkind PS minute to Major PS (capital limits in Scotland) [arrangements for introducing proposed scheme] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 10 Tu Minor Community Charge: Paul Gray minute ("Standard Community Charge in Southwark") [impact on MT's property in Dulwich] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 2 Mo Minor Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to MT ("General Revaluation in Northern Ireland") [proposals for a revaluation of business rates then domestic rates] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 6 Fr Minor Community Charge: Moore PS minute to No.10 ("Community Charge Benefit") [methodology for assessing entitlement] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 12 Th Minor Community Charge: Major PS minute to Barry Potter ("RPI and the Community Charge") [concern over level of RPI and artificial element created by inclusion of Community Charge] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 25 We Minor Community Charge: Major PS minute to Barry Potter ("Retail Price Index") [issues for economic policy, public acceptance] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 19 Th Minor Community Charge: Christopher Chope minute to ministers ("You and the Community Charge: Rents") [publicity leaflet for tenants] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 25 We Minor Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Community Charge") [Whips think "the dust is settling a bit"] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 18 We Minor Community Charge: H.M. Saunders letter to No.10 ("Community Charge") [thoughts on present situation and new system] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 3 Tu Minor Community Charge: No.10 minute to Patten PS ("Community Charge Benefit Forms") [MT accepts local authorities must be responsible for design of own forms] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 2 Mo Minor Community Charge: No.10 minute to MT (Community Charge Benefit Forms) [problem with long, badly designed forms] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 26 Th Minor Community Charge: No.10 minute to MT ("The Community Charge - Further Work") [controlling growth in local authority spending, perceived fairness of the system] [released Dec 2016]
90 Apr 6 Fr Minor Community Charge: No.10 minute to Foreign Office ("Community Charge: Chevening") [possibility that trustees will be responsible for any charge payable] [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]