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Mr Ricketts
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THE GOVERNOR'S TAX POSITION
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Re your note on the attached letter from Mr Dinham.
2. I understand from the Inland Revenue (Mr-Lewis) that the present plan, which has not yet been given final approval by Ministers, is that a general description of the Queen's tax position should be included in the next report by the Royal Trustees, with a Memorandum of Understanding attached to the report setting out the position in detail (it will run to some 40 paragraphs). The date of publication has not yet been set, but is likely to be in mid February. The Prime Minister will make an announcement in the House on the day and there will be time for discussion. Mr Lewis suggested that I call him again
in the first week of February to see whether it would be possible for him to provide us with an advance copy of the report and memorandum.
3. Mr Lewis considered that it would not be appropriate for the report or memorandum to make any reference to the tax position of Governors, or to others who benefit from preferential tax arrangements eg MEPs. He though that giving publicity to these arrangements would not be helpful in the UK context.
4.
Grateful if we could discuss how to proceed.
CODE 18-77
N C G Whitney
Hong Kong Department
WH 304
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8 January 1993
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