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1. Poll-Tax: Poll-Tax, a tax levied on the individual, and not on property or on articles of merchandise, so-called from the old English poll, a head. Raised thus per capita, it is sometimes called a capitation tax. The most famous ... [100%] 2022-09-02
2. Poll-Tax: The custom of taxing a population at a certain amount per head dates back to very ancient times. The first time such a tax is mentioned is in Ex., where it is stated that every male "from twenty years old ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
3. Poll tax: A poll tax is a voluntary tax that must be paid to exercise the right to vote. The 24th Amendment of the US Constitution, ratified in 1964, outlawed the use of this kind of tax as a condition of voting. [100%] 2023-02-23 [Economics] [Taxation]...
4. Poll tax: A poll tax, or head tax, is a tax of a uniform, fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income). Raised thus per capita, it is sometimes called a "capitation tax." When a corvée is commuted for ... [100%] 2023-02-04
5. Poll tax: A poll tax, also known as head tax or capitation, is a tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual (typically every adult), without reference to income or resources. Poll is an archaic term for "head" or "top ... (Fixed tax paid by every liable individual) [100%] 2024-11-22 [Taxation in the United Kingdom] [Taxation in the United States]...
6. Poll tax: Cet article est une ébauche concernant le droit fiscal et la fiscalité. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Poll. [100%] 2025-04-25
7. Poll tax: O Encargo Comunitário (Community Charge), comumente conhecido como Poll Tax, foi um sistema de tributação introduzido, a partir de 1989, pelo governo de Margaret Thatcher, em substituição aos tributos sobre a propriedade predial urbana para ajudar a financiar os governos ... [100%] 2025-04-25
8. Poll tax riots: The poll tax riots were a series of riots in British towns and cities during protests against the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), introduced by the Conservative government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The largest protest occurred ... (Series of protests in Great Britain (1990s)) [81%] 2025-05-17 [1990s in the City of Westminster] [1990s crimes in London]...
9. Poll tax (Great Britain): The Community Charge, colloquially 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 ... (Great Britain) [70%] 2025-04-27 [1989 establishments in Scotland] [1989 in British politics]...
10. Poll Tax of 1379: The Poll Tax of 1379 was granted to the King by the lords, commoners and clergy of England in order to finance the Hundred Years' War. It was graduated according to each taxpayers rank or social position, thereby avoiding dissatisfaction ... [70%] 2025-06-09 [Taxation in medieval England] [1379 in England]...