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City of Doncaster Council is the local authority of the City of Doncaster, a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire, England. Prior to being awarded city status in 2022 the council was called Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. The council is based at the Civic Office in Waterdale, central Doncaster. It is one of four ...
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.
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.
Council tax reduction or housing benefits could only be applied for online in many parts of Britain, which would shut out people who needed them the most, he said. 'Big challenge'
The LHA system is a form of housing benefit administered, along with council tax benefit, by the local authority in whose area the property being rented lies. For those areas where there is two-tier local government Housing Benefit is administered by the district or borough council layer of local government.
Nick Allen, the Conservative candidate, said he would reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport. [4] David Bettney, the SDP candidate, campaigned to reduce council tax, reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport and demanded a full financial audit on all four South Yorkshire councils covering the past 25 years. [5] He was endorsed by Reform UK. [6]
The 2025 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election is due to take place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in Doncaster, England. [1] All 55 seats will be elected. This will be on the same day as other local elections.
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.