Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Private Office files (Howe)
Monetary Policy: Biffen minute for Chancellor (“Medium Term Financial Strategy”) [minutes disagreement, copied to MT & Wass] [declassified 2013]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | T639/15 f40 |
| Editorial comments: | Nigel Lawson notes in his memoir, The View from Number Eleven (p67) that Biffen communicated his unhappiness with MTFS to MT, annoying Geoffrey Howe. |
| Importance ranking: | Key |
| Word count: | 2pp |
| Themes: | Conservatism, Executive, Monetary policy, Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Economic policy - theory and process |
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