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z*k5j5*h7!~s CALL TO CLEAR UP POLL
z5j5 ju0p TAX CONFUSION
Around 2,500 cases of non paymjnt of
thj poll tax havj been adjournjd after
magistrates refused to accept computer
records as evidjnce of non-paymjnt.
The case in Southwark follows similar
rulings in Liverpool and Gravesend.
Labour's envjronmjnt spokesman Bryan
Gould has called on thj Govjrnmjnt to
clarify the legal position. He said the
legal loophole was adding to councils'
collection problems.
Thj Homj Office believes computer
evidjnce is admissible in cases of non-
paymjnt.
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