community charge
Britishnoun
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The poll tax - officially called the community charge - was introduced in Scotland a year before it was rolled out UK-wide.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 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
The poll tax, or community charge, was abolished more than 20 years ago in 1993 after only four years in operation in Scotland.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 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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