On 10/11/2017 9:37 PM, Janet wrote:

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> UK "rates" were replaced over 20 years ago. Then we had poll Tax. Now
> it's Council Tax, which is graduated a different way.
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>> Explanation, please.
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_Tax
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> "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 Community Charge
> (popularly known as the Poll Tax). Each property is assigned one of
> eight bands (A to H) based on property value, and the tax is set as a
> fixed amount for each band. Some property is exempt from the tax, some
> people are exempt from the tax, while some get a discount."
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> Janet UK
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Sounds at least as complex as our system.