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英国の地方税に抗議して

LONDONDAYさんの記事
に関係して、
83歳で地方税の増税に抗議して税金を払わない為、刑務に入らなければならないおばさんが、メディアで取り上げられています。

2月20日

BBC NEWS | UK | Pension protest gathers pace

Pension protest gathers pace
Elizabeth Winkfield was supported at court
Eighty-three-year-old Elizabeth Winkfield stood alone in the dock at Barnstaple magistrates court on Thursday and refused to pay her び14 annual rise in council tax.

2月20日

BBC NEWS | England | Devon | Tax rebel may avoid jail

Tax rebel may avoid jail
Elizabeth Winkfield says she will go to jail rather than pay the tax
The local authority which took an 83-year-old Devon woman to court over unpaid council tax says it is confident a solution will be found to avoid a prison sentence.

2月23日

BBC NEWS | UK | Rebel pensioner 'may not owe tax'

Rebel pensioner 'may not owe tax'
Elizabeth Winkfield says she has been getting lots of support
Protester Elizabeth Winkfield should not be paying any council tax if reports about her income are true, the local government minister has said.

応援している人も出てきて、この状況から行くとおばさん有利そうです。
このおばさん、これからもニュースになりそう。