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Date: 21st March 1991
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC1
Current Page: 103
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P103 CEEFAX 103 Thu 21 Mar 21:07/06 POLL TAX TO BE SCRAPPED Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine has confirmed that the community charge is to be abolished. It would be replaced by a single bill for every household, he told MPs. The new tax would be based on the number of adults in the household and the value of the property. Mr Heseltine said the new tax should bein place by 1993-4; meanwhile, he woulduse his capping powers "rigorously". There were no plans to reform the uniform business rate, he added. 101Headlines 102Newswatch Next News Newswatch Headlines Newsreel