the community charge
noun/ðə kəˈmjuːnəti tʃɑːdʒ/
/ðə kəˈmjuːnəti tʃɑːrdʒ/
(also also informal the poll tax)
[singular]- (in Britain) a local tax introduced by the conservative government in 1990 to replace the rates. It was very unpopular because poor people had to pay the same as rich people. There were serious protests, and many people refused to pay the tax. It was replaced in 1993 by the council tax.
社区收费：保守党政府于1990年开始采用的地方税来代替税率。这是非常不受欢迎的，因为穷人必须支付与富人相同的费用。发生了严重的抗议活动，许多人拒绝缴税。它在1993年由市政税取代。