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1989 Sep 1 - 1989 Sep 27
Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Private Office files (Lawson)

T640/1191
Community Charge (The Community Charge safety net)

Source: HMTPO
Release date: 2014
Classification: Personal & Secret
Page count: 195
Themes: Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”), Parliament, Conservative Party (organization)

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Date Value Title
89 Sep 1 Fr Major Community Charge: Treasury minute for Lawson ("Community Charge Safety Net: annotated agenda for briefing meeting on 6 September") [briefing meeting in advance of bilateral with Patten and Lamont on 7 Spt] [declassified Feb 2018]
89 Sep 5 Tu Major Community Charge: Treasury briefing for Lawson ("Community Charge Safety Net: meeting on 6 September") [update on DOE thinking] [declassified Feb 2018]
89 Sep 7 Th Major Community Charge: Treasury minute for Lawson ("Community Charge: minute to the Prime Minister") [draft in light of your discussion with Patten this evening] [declassified Feb 2018]
89 Sep 7 Th Major Community Charge: Treasury record of conversation (Lawson - Chris Patten, Norman Lamont) [concessions to ease introduction of Community Charge] [declassified Feb 2018]
89 Sep 8 Fr Major Local Government: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute for MT ("Local Authority Grant Settlement") ["I do recognize we are faced with a potentially difficult parliamentary situation"] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Sep 12 Tu Major Community Charge: Treasury record of conversation (Lawson - Cranley Onslow) [discontent over Community Charge safety net, suggests concessions to pensioners in January] [declassified Feb 2018]
89 Sep 12 Tu Major Community Charge: Treasury briefing for Lawson ("Local Authority current: meeting with the Prime Minister") [rebates and safety net "the only substantive issues"] [declassified Feb 2018]
89 Sep 19 Tu Major Community Charge: Chaplin minute for Lawson ("Resource equalisation and the safety net") [draft letter to Chris Patten] [declassified Feb 2018]
89 Sep 19 Tu Major Community Charge: Tyrie minute for Lawson ("Kenneth Baker on the Community Charge") [extract from interview with Brian Walden] [declassified Feb 2018]
89 Sep 21 Th Major Community Charge: Treasury briefing for Lawson ("Community Charge: meeting with the Lord President" [Howe]) [points to make; offer of briefing] [declassified Feb 2018]
89 Sep 27 We Major Community Charge: Treasury minute for Lawson ("Community Charge Transitional Relief") [detailed account of MT's thinking from her Private Secretary] [declassified Feb 2018]