Treasury: Prices and Incomes Policy Division: Registered Files (2PI series)

T 357

1940-1979

The files in this series cover the arrangements made for Ministerial briefing on the Counter-Inflation Bill and counter-inflation policy thereafter; in particular on Stages II, III and IV of this Bill. They include discussions with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Trades Union Congress (TUC), the development of policies on the payment of benefits to strikers, dividends and productivity schemes for the public sector. The series also covers the pay arrangements in the public service and the Nationalised Industries including the National Health Service and the issues that arose from the Government's attempts to control prices, incomes and dividends

For files of the Fiscal and Incomes Policy Division see: T 328

2PI file series

Public Record(s)

English

549 file(s)

Open

From 2003 Treasury

Series is accruing

These records are selected under section 2.2.1.1 and 2.2.1.2 of the Acquisition Policy

Prices and Incomes Policy Division was set up in 1973 to handle arrangements for briefing ministers on the Counter-Inflation Bill which became law. Its areas of responsibility were broadened in 1974 to cover pay, productivity agreements in the public sector, dividends and share incentives schemes.

Under the 1975 reorganisation of the Treasury the division was renamed Counter-Inflation Group (CI) and became a part of the Domestic Economy Sector. It took the lead on pay policy and all matters affecting prices.