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community charge

British

noun

Also called: poll tax. (formerly in Britain) a flat-rate charge paid by each adult in a community to his or her local authority in place of rates

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He appointed Heseltine as environment secretary, increased VAT to generate extra cash for councils and announced the abolition of the community charge, and its replacement by council tax, in March 1991.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2016

In 1990, with several of the cabinet unhappy about her attitude to Europe and handling of the introduction of the community charge, or "poll tax", she was also deposed.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2016

The community charge, introduced in Scotland in 1989 and England and Wales in 1990, led to riots in London and a mass non-payment campaign in Scotland.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2015

The community charge, widely referred to as the poll tax, was a new system of taxation introduced to replace domestic rates.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2014

Her response was the poll tax, properly known as the community charge, levied on an individual basis that would link council spending to local taxes.

From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2013

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