community charge

British  

noun

1. 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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community charge

He opposed the introduction of the community charge, or poll tax as it came to be known, but was over-ruled by Thatcher.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2023

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

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

British voters witnessed the power of reframing and renaming in the 1990s when the "community charge" was rebranded by opponents as the hated "poll tax."

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2015

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