Capping powers used on councils to hold down poll tax rises

Title

Capping powers used on councils to hold down poll tax rises

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

20 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:59

Description

Havovi Todd reporting on Environment Secretary Chris Patten’s use of capping powers to hold down poll tax rises, and Labour-run Haringey Council’s decision to challenge its reduced charge. Leader of the Council, Toby Harris on the additional costs incurred because of the capping, and of having to make redundancies and other cutbacks.

Contributors

Toby Harris; Havovi Todd

Keywords

London; Local authorities; Taxation; Haringey Council; Community charge; Chris Patten

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