1980 Oct 31 - 1981 Feb 17
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/438
Economic policy (Budget) (Part 4)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2011 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 244 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 80 Oct 31 Fr | Major | Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Corporation Tax: The Reform of Stock Relief") [consultative paper proposed] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Nov 6 Th | Major | Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("1981 Budget & Public Expenditure White Paper") [timetable] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Dec 30 Tu | Major | Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("1981 Budget Arrangements") [10 March date] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Jan 19 Mo | Minor | Budget: No.10 minute for MT ("Burden of Personal Taxation") [figures "very unwelcome too"] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Jan 29 Th | Major | Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Capital Tax Changes in the 1981 Budget") ["the major attack this year should be on CTT"] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Jan 30 Fr | Key | Budget: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("The 1981 Budget") [urges £1b "industrial package" & direct action to reduce sterling 5-10 per cent] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 2 Mo | Major | Budget: Treasury minute (ministerial meeting) ["Monetary Target & Monetary Control"] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 3 Tu | Major | Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Taxation of Fringe Benefits") [MT worries about season tickets] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 5 Th | Major | Budget: Michael Heseltine letters to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("1981 Budget") [supports Keith Joseph's proposals] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 5 Th | Major | Budget: Hoskyns minute to MT (summary of Niehans Report) [roots of sterling appreciation in overtight monetary policy] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 5 Th | Major | Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("The Budget") ["to re-establish credibility in our monetary & public expenditure objectives ... overshadows all"] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 6 Fr | Major | Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Additional Revenue from the Banks") [no alternative now to a tax on windfall profits] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 6 Fr | Major | Budget: Sir Robin Ibbs minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("The 1981 Budget") [urges consideration of exchange rate target to reduce level of sterling] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 6 Fr | Major | Budget: No.10 minute (MT lunch with Committee of London Clearing Bankers) [credit cards, windfall tax, etc] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 6 Fr | Major | Budget: Alan Walters minute to MT (Budget) [urges tougher than expected PSBR to ease funding, interest rates & exchange rate] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 9 Mo | Major | Budget: Jim Prior letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("The 1981 Budget") ["I am glad to add my voice to Keith's"] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 10 Tu | Key | Budget: No.10 minute (MT meeting with Chancellor, Wass, etc) [Budget discussion - no decisions] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 10 Tu | Major | Budget: Alan Walters minutes to MT (Budget) [danger of underestimating PSBR; "Budget & Monetary Policy"] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 11 We | Major | Budget: Treasury minute for Chancellor ("The Budget") [competing Treasury and No.10 versions] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 12 Th | Major | Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer draft cabinet paper ("1981 Public Expenditure Survey") [move to cash planning] [declassified 2011] |