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1990 May 2 - 1990 Jun 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/3066
Local Government (Future of the rating system: rating revaluation; Community Charge) (Part 19)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 519
Any docs withheld? 1

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90 May 2 We Minor Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (legislation package) [caution colleagues against suggesting anything they do or do not want to see in the final package] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 2 We Major Community Charge: Earl of Arran minute to David Hunt (local government finance) [making special payments to alleviate problems caused by introduction of new system] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 3 Th Minor Community Charge: Patten PS minute to No.10 ("Contributions to Local Services") [contributions by the rich] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 3 Th Major Community Charge: David Hunt minute to Norman Lamont ("Community Charge and US Service Personnel") [intention to pay compensation to certain parishes in England] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 3 Th Major Community Charge: Newton PS minute to No 10 ("Allowance in Income Support for Minimum Contribution to the Community Charge") [MT's commitments on rebates] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 9 We Major Local Government: No.10 minute to MT ("Community Charge") [controlling local authority expenditure] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 May 10 Th Major Community Charge: Barry Potter briefing for MT ("Community Charge") [Patten unhappy at prospects of cash limits] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 10 Th Major Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Potter ("Mr Heseltine's Community Charge Proposals") [special elections, surcharge, safety net] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 10 Th Major Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Potter ("Community Charge: Derogation etc") [likely that what is proposed will set income levels as high as unchanged policies] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 11 Fr Minor Community Charge: Barry Potter briefing for MT ("Community Charge") [options on cash limits, income limits] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 11 Fr Major Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Potter ("Community Charge") [derogations, referenda, rewards for spending below limits] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 11 Fr Major Community Charge: Cabinet Office note ("The Community Charge") [controlling local authority spending] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 14 Mo Minor Community Charge: Barry Potter briefing for MT ("Community Charge") [grants, transitional relief] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 14 Mo Minor Community Charge: Barry Potter minute to Policy Unit (officials' report) [idea of a higher rate of levy] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 15 Tu Minor Community Charge: Patten PS minute to Howe PS ("Community Charge Capping: Legal Action by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough and Council and Others") [judicial review proceedings] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 15 Tu Minor Community Charge: Barry Potter briefing for MT ("Community Charge") [cash limit approach, politics of the legislation] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 15 Tu Major Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("The Community Charge") [basic problem of how to control local authority spending] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 15 Tu Major Community Charge: John Major minute to MT ("The Community Charge: Next Action") [keeping down local authority spending, public relations on high charges, prolonging the controversy] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 15 Tu Major Community Charge: Attorney General's Chambers to Department of Environment ("Community Charge") [local government grants and spending] [released Dec 2016]
90 May 16 We Major Local Government: Rifkind minute to MT ("Community Charge") ["If we are to have a system whereby the Government determines local spending... then there is no real argument for having a local tax base] [declassified Dec 2016]