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Official: Treasury: Budget 1929-1930: correspondence on various duties., 20 Oct 1928 - 10 Apr 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/98

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Sir Francis Floud [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise] (17); Sir Robert Robertson, Government Chemist; Donald Fergusson [Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer]; James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (7); John Davidson [Conservative Party Chairman]; Samuel Courtauld (3); Sir Sydney Skinner, Director of Rayon Manufacturing Company.Also includes: cutting from the London Gazette; Rayon Company report.Subjects include: the level of tax for different types of oil, including hydrocarbon oils; discussion of duty on various items, including diamonds, wine, imported soap, tea, sugar, coffee, cocoa, and artificial silk; entertainment duty; betting duty.

Dates

  • Creation: 20 Oct 1928 - 10 Apr 1929

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 item(s) (1 file (123 loose folios))

Language of Materials

English

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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