| 单词 | poll tax |
| 释义 | poll tax A tax that is the same for each individual, i.e. a lump sum per head (from Middle Low German polle: head). The benefits of such taxes are that they do not distort choices, being an equal levy from everyone's resources whatever their circumstances; however, poll taxes are sometimes criticized as being regressive in that they do not take account of persons' ability to pay. The community charge, an alternative to rates, was a poll tax introduced in the UK by the Conservative government in 1990 (1989 in Scotland) and replaced by a council tax in 1993. |
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