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1990 Nov 1 - 1990 Dec 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/3422
Local Government (Future of the rating system: rating revaluation; Community Charge) (Part 21)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Secret
Page count: 356
Themes: Public spending & borrowing, Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”)

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Date Value Title
90 Nov 1 Th Major Community Charge: Tony Newton minute to Chris Patten ("Community Charge: Exemption for School Leavers") [don't want a repeat of last Session's wrangling over students] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 2 Fr Major Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Norman Lamont ("1991-92 AEF for Scotland: RSG/NDRI Split") [proposes increasing the average Scottish poundage by same absolute amount as in England] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 5 Mo Major Community Charge: Norman Lamont minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("1991-92 AEF for Scotland: RSG/NDRI Split") [difference of treatment between Scotland and England/Wales] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 6 Tu Major Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Chris Patten (consequences of non-payment) [growing concern about the problem in Scotland] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 7 We Major Community Charge: Rifkind PS minute to Patten PS ("Community Charge Exemption for 18 and 19 Year Old School Leavers") [potential issues with legislation, difficulties with collection] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 9 Fr Major Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Norman Lamont ("1991-92 AEF for Scotland: RSG/NDRI Split") [logical to increase the average Scottish poundage by same absolute amount as in England] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 9 Fr Major Community Charge: David Hunt minute to Norman Lamont ("1991-92 AEF for Scotland: RSG/NDRI Split") [has to defend a poundage which is higher than in England] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 12 Mo Major Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to Malcolm Rifkind (capping in Scotland) [possible legislative timetable, can't tack onto the end of the "Lambeth Bill"] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 12 Mo Major Community Charge: Norman Lamont minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("1991 Community Charge Levels in Scotland") [encourage local authorities to collect sums due, difficulties in applying capping powers to reduce charges inflated by failure to collect revenue] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 12 Mo Major Community Charge: Patten PS minute to Barry Potter (Student Gap) [proposal to widen the exemption to school leavers] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 13 Tu Major Community Charge: Privy Council Office record of conversation (MacGregor-Renton) [proposal to extend exemption to school leavers] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 14 We Major Community Charge: John MacGregor minute to Chris Patten (capping in Scotland) [Rifkind's proposal to add to the "Lambeth" bill provisions for reducing charge levels inflated by under-collecction in earlier years] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 15 Th Major Community Charge: Norman Lamont minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Scottish AEF for 1991-92: The RSG/NDRI Split") [Exchequer contribution to cost of reducing business rate burden in Scotland] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 15 Th Major Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Education and Community Charge") [Helestine's proposals would cause major upheaval for local authorities] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 15 Th Minor Community Charge: Barry Potter minute to Patten PS ("Community Charge: Student Gap") [not considered a priority for legislation] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 16 Fr Major Community Charge: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Local Government (Scotland: Business Rates)") [argument between Rifkind and Lamont] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 21 We Major Community Charge: Lamont PS record of conversation ("Scottish AEF for 1991-92: The RSG/NDRI Split") [indexation of Scottish business rates] [released July 2017]
90 Nov 26 Mo Major Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Scottish AEF for 1991-1992: The RSG/NDRI Split") [would cause problems if "impression were give that Scottish business was getting a better deal next year than business in England"] [released July 2017]