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Community Charge — A leaflet explaining the charge, Department of the Environment, April 1989. The Community Charge, popularly known as the poll tax , was a system of taxation introduced in replacement of the rates to part fund local government in Scotland from… … Wikipedia
community charge — noun A tax replacing the rating system, itself replaced by the council tax, levied to pay for local government services and facilities, poll tax • • • Main Entry: ↑community … Useful english dictionary
community charge — A deeply unpopular form of local government taxation introduced by the Thatcher Government in 1990, levied on adults rather than on a property basis. It was replaced by the council tax in 1993. community law The body of law developed in the… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
community charge — noun (in the UK) a tax levied locally on every adult in a community, replaced in 1993 by the council tax; the poll tax … English new terms dictionary
community charge — (also infml the poll tax) n [sing] (in Britain) a local tax introduced by the Conservative government in 1990 to replace the rates. It was very unpopular because poor people had to pay the same as rich people. There were serious protests, and… … Universalium
(the) rates — the rates [the rates] noun [pl] a tax which was formerly paid in Britain by owners of houses and businesses and used to provide money for local services. Rates on houses were replaced in 1989–90 by the ↑community charge … Useful english dictionary
The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) — The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) I. IN THE UNITED STATES Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are … Catholic encyclopedia
The Church — The Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Carmelite Order — The Carmelite Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order One of the mendicant orders. Origin The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to … Catholic encyclopedia
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