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1988 May 17 - 1988 Jun 17
Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Private Office files (Lawson)

T640/825
Budget (The Community Charge and settlement of the Rate Support Grant (RSG) system)

Source: HMTPO
Release date: 2018
Classification: Personal & Secret
Page count: 155
Themes: Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”), Executive

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Date Value Title
88 May 17 Tu Minor Community Charge: Nick Scott letter to Ridley ("Rebating Collective Community Charge Contributions") [complexity] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 May 18 We Major Community Charge: Allan minute for Lawson ("RSG Settlement 1989-90") [personal thoughts on tactics - need to be "as mean as possible on provision" because won't be able to shift Ridley much on grant percentage] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 May 18 We Major Community Charge: Potter minute for Chief Secretary ("RSG Settlement 1989-90") [Ridley draft paper for E(LA)] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 May 19 Th Minor Community Charge: Michael Scholar letter to Eddie George ("Indexed-linked gilts and the RPI") [seeks Bank view of three options] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 May 20 Fr Major Community Charge: Treasury record of conversation (Chancellor, Chief Secretary and senior officials) ["RSG settlement 1989-90: tactics"] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 May 23 Mo Minor Community Charge: Allan minute for PS Chief Secretary ("1989-90 RSG Settlement") [commitments given as to what councils would be expected to raise in first year of CC, 1990-91] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 May 24 Tu Minor Community Charge: Treasury minute for Chief Secretary ("1989-90 Rate Support Grant Settlement for England") [working with DOE on numbers for bilateral with Ridley on 7 Jun] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jun 3 Fr Major Community Charge: Treasury minute for Chief Secretary ("Meeting with Secretary of State for Environment: discussion on 1989-90 RSG Settlement") [Lawson: "Essential to reach satisfactory bilateral understanding with Mr Ridley before E(LA)"] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jun 3 Fr Major Community Charge: Treasury minute for Chief Secretary ("1989-90 Rate Support Grant Settlement") ["We do not believe the [Ridley] proposal represents a good deal for the Treasury"] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jun 7 Tu Major Community Charge: Treasury record of conversation (Chief Secretary - Ridley and Howard) ["Discussion of 1989-90 RSG settlement"] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jun 9 Th Major Community Charge: Ridley minute to MT ("Local Authority Capital Expenditure and Finance") [draft consultation document] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jun 14 Tu Major Community Charge: Ridley minute to MT ("Community Charge: Churches") [concession] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jun 15 We Major Community Charge: Treasury record of conversation (Chief Secretary - Ridley) ["1989-90 Rate Support Grant settlement"] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jun 15 We Major Community Charge: Treasury minute to Chief Secretary ("Local Authority Capital: Draft consultation paper") [MT proposal that authorities with surplus capital should be permitted to lend it to other authorities in their area] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jun 16 Th Major Community Charge: Chief Secretary letter to Nick Ridley ("Local Authority Capital Control Regime") [MT proposal that authorities with surplus capital should be permitted to lend it to other authorities in their area] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jun 27 Mo Major Community Charge: Treasury minute ("Prospects for Local Authority Finances") [financial overview of introduction of Community Charge] [declassified Feb 2018]