Poll Tax Overview

By WICKSY98

  • New Tax

    law passed to introduce a new tax in scotland on 1st april 1989.

  • First APTU.

    First Anti-Poll-Tax-Union set up in glasgow.
  • Period: to

    Poll Tax

  • new members

    The APTU now had over 2,000 members

  • Nicholas Radley

    nicholas radley was named responsible for implementing the tax.

  • tax begins

    the new tax begins in scotland.

  • scots start to rebel

    at least 15% of scots refused to pay the tax.

  • tax in britain

    It now applied to the rest of britain exculding N.Irleland.

  • 1Million haven't paied a penny

    scotland showed that nearly 1million people haven't paid a penny.

  • not paying

    14 million people refused to pay the tax.

  • increasing rebellion

    non payment in britain averaged 18%:rural area, 27%: major urban areas, 34%:inner london.
    35% of scots were now refusing to pay.

  • 18Million refuse

    18million people were now refusing to pay the poll tax.

  • Half the population

    up to 50% of Britain refused to pay the poll tax.

  • Abolished

    Poll Tax was Abolished in Britain and was replaced by Council Tax.
    Estimate that £2.5million was still unpaid.