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1988 Jul 1 - 1988 Jul 26
Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Private Office files (Lawson)

T640/827
Budget (The Community Charge and settlement of the Rate Support Grant (RSG) system)

Source: HMTPO
Release date: 2018
Classification: Personal & Secret
Page count: 98
Themes: Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”), Executive, Judiciary

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Date Value Title
88 Jun 30 Th Major Community Charge: Treasury record of conversation (Chief Secretary - Ridley, Howard plus officials) ["1989-90 RSG Settlement/Capital Controls"] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jul 1 Fr Major Community Charge: PS Chancellor minute to PS Chief Secretary ("RSG 1989-90 and Capital Receipts") [Lawson's view - satisfactory outcome, vital it be made to stick] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jul 1 Fr Major Community Charge: Treasury briefing for Chief Secretary ("RSG 1989-90 and Capital Receipts") [No.10 meeting, support Ridley's view that urgent closedown needed] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jul 1 Fr Major Community Charge: Ridley minute to MT ("1989-90 RSG Settlement") [loophole requires early action to close] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jul 4 Mo Major Community Charge: Treasury minute to Chief Secretary ("Precept limitation of ILEA in 1989-90" plus rate capping) [Lawson: "all highly unsatisfactory ... 'rate'-cap far more vigorously in 1990-91"] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jul 4 Mo Major Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Ridley, Lawson, Major, Wakeham, Parkinson; officials) ["1989-90 RSG Settlement" - agreed loophole requires early action to close, subject to legal advice] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jul 5 Tu Major Community Charge: Treasury minute to Chief Secretary ("RSG Settlement: Presentation of DOE statement") [concern at strength of pressure to make further concessions] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jul 6 We Major Community Charge: Attorney-General letter to Ridley ("1989/90 RSG Settlement") [comforting advice on DOE proposal] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jul 6 We Major Community Charge: Treasury minute to Chief Secretary ("1989-90 RSG Settlement") [increase in GDP deflator from 4 to 4.5 per cent - Major wants to tell colleagues this evening] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jul 11 Mo Major Community Charge: Lord Young to Chief Secretary ("English Estates' Future Strategy") [development programme in Assisted Areas] [declassified Feb 2018]
88 Jul 13 We Major Community Charge: Treasury minute to Chief Secretary ("Rate Support Grant Bill") [to be taken in overspill] [declassified Feb 2018]