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poll tax

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poll tax
n.
A tax levied on people rather than on property, often as a requirement for voting.

poll tax
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a tax levied per head of adult population
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an informal name for (the former) community charge
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Noun1.poll tax - a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote
capitation - a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
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poll tax
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AFTER causing poll tax riots and closing the mines, Mrs Thatcher told an unemployed Welsh miner to "go where the work is".
LABOUR yesterday called on Annabel Goldie to mark the 20th anniversary of the poll tax by apologising to the people of Scotland.
I can remember Black Wednesday which caused the big share and monetary crash, when interest rates were at 15%, and not 5%, and the poll tax riots.
 
 
 
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