A poll tax is a type of tax that is paid by every person in a certain area, regardless of their income or assets. It is usually a fixed amount that each person must pay.
Sentences with «poll tax»
Our findings suggest that as many as 500,000 voters did not register because they wanted to avoid paying poll tax. (independent.co.uk)
«All of the ghosts of the civil rights movement, all of the ghosts of Jim Crowing, all of the ghosts of poll taxes started to emerge,» Wright said. (ny1.com)
The introduction of the hated Poll Tax in Scotland proved to be the spark which lit a slow - burning plot which ultimately led to her downfall in 1990. (totalpolitics.com)