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Council tax replacing poll tax

Title
Council tax replacing poll tax
Genre
Speech
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1991
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Duration
00:03:23
Description
Speech in Parliament announcing the proposed new system of Council Tax to replace the poll tax (community charge), how the different property valuation bands will work, the concessions for low income families and students, how the rates will be monitored and why the tax is good and fair. Male speaker not identified, poss Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine?
Contributors
Michael Heseltine?
Keywords
Local authorities; Councils; Community charge; Local taxation; Council tax benefit

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