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Levy

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To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.

  • To levy a tax

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"The police were pretty cavalier about their use of the power of arrest," Powell writes of the treatment of Levy, who was notified the night before his arrest.

Levy said it was "not our intention" to sue the police, who he said had been "very cooperative".

Asked whether the victims were considering legal action, Levy said he had advised them to form a committee and consider employing a lawyer and loss assessor.

The Tory manifesto said in vague terms that a Conservative government "would legislate to ensure trade unions use a transparent opt-in process for union subscriptions", but made no mention of the political levy.

A "chips tax" on unhealthy foodstuffs will be extended to alcoholic drinks, while an environmental levy will be extended to shampoo, soap and other products.

A town in Michigan will levy a one-time tax hike on the city's homeowners to pay nearly $1.4m to settle a lawsuit with a man who was beaten by a police officer.

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Although he doesn't like to align himself with any one party, his politics are broadly on the Left, and if you want to get him on the subject of the Robin Hood Tax, which is a levy on financial transactions, you should settle down for a half-hour lecture.

On Monday, the Inkster city treasurer, Mark Stuhldreher, announced that the city will levy a one-time tax hike on the city's homeowners to raise funds for the settlement.

"We will not stand in the way of that levy," Labor's leader in the Senate, Penny Wong, told the ABC's Insiders program on Sunday.

Connor had hoped to be exempted from the levy – along with other special cases – but her appeal for dispensation was turned down by the island's central bank last week.

Clive Palmer said his senators would vote against the deficit levy and the $7 Medicare co-contribution, saying in a statement that he saw "no justification" for either measure.

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