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poll tax
A Dictionary of British History
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poll tax A fixed amount of tax per head, or poll. Poll taxes first came to prominence in the late 14th cent. when they were imposed to pay for the war in France (the
Hundred Years War). The
Peasants' Revolt of 1381 arose from that year's tax of 1 shilling per head. Poll taxes were very occasionally used in the 15th to 17th cents., the last time being 1698. However at the end of the 20th cent., Margaret
Thatcher's Conservative government reintroduced the tax, under the name community charge, to replace domestic rates. As in the 14th cent., evasion and riots ensued; and the tax was, in part, the cause of Mrs Thatcher's downfall.
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Poll taxes
Newspaper article from: The Independent Weekly; 5/17/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...here's a question, from a poll taken for The News &...kidding-which is why the latest poll on the Wake schools issue is...several previous worthless polls. Any poll taken six months prior to the...that would both raise their taxes and result in mandatory year...previous question, that a ...
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 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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POLL: TAXES TOP STATE CONCERNS BUDGET, HEALTH CARE COSTS FOLLOW.(LOCAL/STATE)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 10/10/2002; 700+ words
; ...Wisconsinites are more concerned about taxes and the looming state budget deficit than other issues, a poll released today shows. And nearly...Institute, which paid for the poll. "They're concerned about...daily life." The telephone poll of 1,004 randomly selected...
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Poll taxes Labour
Newspaper article from: The Press; 6/20/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Zealand- ACNielsen's new poll. Three-quarters of the public want tax cuts. Seven out of 10 Labour...single question in the Fairfax NZ poll blows one of Labour's key...tax relief, the Fairfax NZ poll shows even middle-income earners...frying pan into the fire. Recent polls forecasting ...
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Poll: Taxes, economy are top concerns; O'Malley's popularity continues to slump.(METROPOLITAN)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 3/5/2008; 700+ words
; ...worried about the economy and taxes, according to poll results...s doing, according to the poll conducted by Gonzales Research...time, to 51 percent in the poll, which carries a 3.5 percent...isn't much of either." The poll of 807 registered voters surveyed...people," Mr. Boyd said. "Our ...
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COLUMN: Poll taxes reinstated for the modern age in the form of photo IDs
News Wire article from: University Wire; 1/16/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...But until then, any law mandating that you need to have purchased something in order to vote is nothing less than a poll tax targeting the poor in this country, and any pro-democratic citizen should oppose such actions. <!-- Photos...
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POLL TAX: THE BILLS ARE BACK; 12 years on, 100,000 Scots face payment demands as councils claw back missing [pounds sterling]500million.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/16/2004; 700+ words
; ...reclaim half a billion pounds in unpaid poll tax - 12 years after it was abolished...congratulated for chasing up these old poll tax debts as it will reduce the burden...England an amnesty was declared on poll tax but that hasn't happened here...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Tories saved by poll tax? (local election results) (Britain)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 5/12/1990; 700+ words
; Local variations in the poll tax had a clear impact on voters...in England and Wales, the poll tax could yet achieve the principal...of its recent showing in the polls-but the Conservatives would...tables on next page). The poll tax was designed to encourage voters...sporting ...
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Britain's poll tax policy: an institutionalist approach.
Magazine article from: West European Politics; 4/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...finance. But the implementation of the poll tax (or community charge, as it was...needed. Other explanations of the poll tax tend to focus on one of three variables...Margaret Thatcher herself noted that the poll tax '... is generally presented as...
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Draw line under the poll tax, says top finance official
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 9/10/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...designed to improve council tax collection levels." Latest...remains outstanding in council tax payments, a remarkably similar figure to that for the poll tax. Mr Brown will argue that Mr...debt and increased charges and taxes for those who paid their council...
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Glasgow council to seize pay of staff with poll tax debts
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 8/16/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...housing officers - who have outstanding poll tax debts. Around 7,000 employees of...500m is still owed in Scotland on poll tax. Glasgow City Council maintains the...getting back some of the outstanding poll tax bill. The council's financial team...
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Poll Taxes
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
Poll Taxes are head taxes usually levied by local governments on...within their jurisdiction. Compulsory poll taxes were employed in the United States from...century and a racially motivated poll tax came into use in the late nineteenth century...
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Poll Tax
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Poll Tax Poll taxes, also known as head taxes, soul taxes, or capitation taxes, are taxes that are levied upon individuals, rather...divided over the efficacy of the poll tax. Some economists argue that the poll...
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poll tax
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
poll tax a capital tax levied equally...any major country, the poll tax did provide large sums for many...until well into the 1800s. The tax has long been attacked as being...the United States, the poll tax has been connected with voting rights. Poll taxes ...
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poll
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
poll the process of voting...17th century). poll tax a tax levied on every adult...or resources. Poll taxes have often been extremely...poorer people. Such taxes were levied in England...which reflected the tax's deep unpopularity...
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Soul Tax
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...for the purpose of avoiding tax. Russian historians of an earlier era considered the poll tax an increased burden on peasant...expenses and innovative kinds of taxes was reached in the years 1705...taxes in kind) under the poll tax appears to have been slightly...
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