Community Charge

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 March 1987.

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Photo of Dr Rhodes Boyson Dr Rhodes Boyson , Brent North 12:00, 4 March 1987

I have heard what my hon. Friend has said, but there is an overwhelming feeling about rates being unfair to many residents. The great advantage of the community charge is that everybody who is voting is paying something towards the cost, whereas in Lambeth and Liverpool, where there are nonsensical councils, only one voter in five pays anything.