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Catalogue description Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Economic Policy Division II and successors: Registered Files, Taxation, Credits and Loans (AN Series)
| Reference: | MAF 366 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Economic Policy Division II and successors: Registered Files, Taxation, Credits and Loans (AN Series) |
| Description: |
The series deals with agricultural and horticultural credit and taxation, particularly Selective Employment Tax (SET). Subjects include provision of credit for farmers through the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (established by the Agricultural Credits Act 1928), the Agricultural Credit Corporation (set up by the NFU) and the Agricultural Finance Federation; loans to assist amalgamations and boundary adjustments under the Agriculture Act 1967 section 28; and refunds under the Selective Employment Payments Act 1966. Many early files have pre-1966 papers annexed from the EF (economics of farming) series: MAF 283 |
| Date: | 1932-1977 |
| Arrangement: |
MAF 366 is arranged in former reference order within these accessions: pieces 1-113; 114. |
| Related material: |
There are some early files (1922-1934) on agricultural credit in MAF 34 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | AN file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Agricultural and Horticultural Co-operation Division, 1968-1969 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Co-operation and Labour Division, 1969-1972 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Economic Policy Division II, 1965-1968 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Economic Policy Division IV, 1966-1968 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, General Agricultural Policy II Division, 1968-1977 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Livestock Improvement, Forestry and Labour Division, 1971-1974 |
| Physical description: | 116 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Custodial history: | The series was first used by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Economic Policy Division II, 1966-1968, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Agricultural and Horticultural Co-operation Division, 1968-1969, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Co-operation and Labour Division, 1969-1972, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Livestock Improvement, Forestry and Labour Division, 1971-, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Economic Policy Division IV, 1967-1968, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, General Agricultural Policy Division II, 1968-1977. |
| Accumulation dates: | 1966 to 1986 |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Selective Employment Tax was introduced by the Finance Act 1966, and abolished (from April 1973) by the Finance Act 1972. The Selective Employment Payments Act allowed refunds to employers engaged in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, fishing, etc. |
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