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1984 Mar 15 - 1985 Mar 8
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1455
Economic policy (The Budget, 1984 and 1985) (Part 13)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 364
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84 Dec 12 We Major Economic Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("1985 Budget Day") ["This year... the Chancellor sees some arguments for making the announcement before Christmas"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 18 Tu Major Economic Policy: Inland Revenue minute to John Moore ("Life Assurance Premium Relief: Request for Concession") ["it would be almost impossible to defend a concession for the [striking] miners"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 20 Th Major Economic Policy: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("1985 Budget") ["my priorities in the field of business taxation and other taxes as they affect business"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 9 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Budget Strategy") ["Two clear themes are emerging: taking action to lower the cost of employing people; and reforming capital taxes"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Family Tax Allowance") [pros & cons] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Major Economic Policy: Tim Flesher minute to MT ("Taxation: International Comparisons") [key findings] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Minor Economic Policy: No.10 minute to Treasury ("Budget Security") [handling of Budget-related documents within No.10] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 1 Fr Major Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Chancellor") ["to discuss the Chancellor's thinking on the Budget"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 1 Fr Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("The Budget") [recommendations] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 3 Su Major Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson) [budget prospects, including scope for tax cuts, PSBR, NIC reforms] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 8 Fr Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("North Sea Fiscal Regime") [addressing Peter Walker's concerns about Lawson proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 8 Fr Major Economic Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (Chancellor of the Exchequer's paper for Cabinet on Economic Strategy) [MT agrees to circulation of paper, with reservations about its quality] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 12 Tu Major Economic Policy: Treasury record of conversation (Lawson, John Moore, Peter Walker, Alick Buchanan-Smith, Kenneth Couzens) ["North Sea Fiscal Regime"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 13 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson) ["Public Expenditure": overspend predicted; Lawson rules out making savings, and proposes revising total spend figures upwards] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 13 We Major Economic Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [Lawson proposals to raise spending figures] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 13 We Major Economic Policy: Ingham minute to MT ("Tomorrow's Cabinet") ["macro-economic situation in advance of the Budget": lines to take] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 13 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Budget and Economy") ["There is no alternative to holding the spending totals. And that means agreeing some reductions now"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 13 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Confidential") [original title: "Budget - Secret": public expenditure control & cutting taxes on incomes] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 14 Th Major Economic Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker (1985 Budget: North Sea oil industry) [proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 21 Th Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") ["all about us we see examples of waste and mismanagement"; examples of Departmental over-spending; proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]