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In the UK, tax formerly levied on
residential, industrial, and commercial
property by local authorities to cover their
expenditure (see county council, local
government). The Thatcher government in
1989-90 replaced the rate with a community
charge or poll tax on each individual
intorudced a uniform business rate for
commercial property. In Jan 1990 the UK
government revised all valuations of business
property in England and Wales as part of its
new uniform business rate. All commercial
property users will pay 34.8% of the
valuation. Rates were revalued
proportionately higher in the south than the
north. The rate for a household with several
wage-earners could be identical with that for
a single person of retirement age, and
rebates were given to ratepayers whose income
fell below a certain level. The Conservative
government 1979-90 curbed high-spending
councils by cutting the government
supplementary grant aid to them and limiting
the level of rate that could be levied
(ratecapping).