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Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a tax on domestic property, which was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, replacing the short-lived Community Charge (also known as "poll tax"), which in turn replaced the domestic rates.
Almost half of the council's overall deficit was also caused by the fact that the it had passed its budget on the assumption that 96% of council tax would be collected; instead the collection rate was around 65%. [36] Urgent budget cuts were approved on 6 November 2000 and involved cutting back on temporary staff and overtime and car allowances ...
Manchester's borough and city statuses and its lord mayoralty passed to the new district and its council. [11] [12] In 1980, Manchester was the first council to declare itself a nuclear-free zone. In 1984 it formed an equal opportunities unit as part of its opposition to Section 28. [13]
A leaflet explaining the Community Charge (the so-called "poll tax"), Department of the Environment, April 1989. The Community Charge, commonly known as the poll tax, was a system of local taxation introduced by Margaret Thatcher's government whereby each taxpayer was taxed the same fixed sum (a "poll tax" or "head tax"), with the precise amount being set by each local authority.
The Valuation Tribunal for England (VTE) is a tribunal of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government that considers appeals of local council decisions on council tax, business rates and other related matters in England. [1] It was established by the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
UK income tax and National Insurance charges (2016–17) UK income tax and National Insurance as a percentage of taxable pay, and marginal income tax and NI rate (2016–17) Annual income percentiles for taxpayers in the UK, before and after income tax. In the SVG file, hover over a graph to highlight it.
Rates in England and Wales in 1990 were briefly replaced with the Community Charge (so called "poll tax"), a fixed tax per head that was the same for everyone within a council area, a figure that could differ greatly per local authority.
Statutory Sick Pay (Rate of Payment) Order 1993 ... Council Tax (Transitional Reduction Scheme) ... Greater Manchester and Lancashire ...