Catalogue Number
NMLH.2022.241
Object Name
T-Shirt
Title
Poll Tax Buster
People
Margaret Thatcher
Events
Poll tax riots
Date
around 1989
Description
A white t-shirt with the Ghostbusters logo- a white ghost inside a red circle with a cross- and black text reading "Poll tax buster". The ghost is holding a sign reading "No poll tax" with an angry expression.
The Community Charge, commonly known as the Poll Tax, was a system of taxation introduced by Margaret Thatcher's government in replacement of domestic rate. It provided for a single flat-rate, per-capita tax on every adult, at a rate set by the local authority. The Poll Tax was largely unpopular and faced widespread opposition, including protests and people refusing to pay the new charge.
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