The phrase "a levy of a" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a specific type of levy, but the construction is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The government announced a levy of a new tax on luxury goods."
Alternatives: "an imposition of a" or "a charge of a".
A specific duty is a levy of a given amount of money per unit of the import, such as $1 per yard or per pound.
A similar proposal put forward by the Lib Dems in 2010 was for a levy of a penny in every pound of the property's value beyond £2m.
Mr. Shure says that the property tax, which began in colonial New Jersey as a levy of a half-penny per acre, arose in a time when only the wealthy owned their own homes and land.
The industry will pay a levy of £180m a year, or the equivalent of £10.50 a year on all household insurance policies.
London invokes a "congestion charge", a levy of about $17 a day on driving in the city centre.
Oil companies paid a levy of $1 a barrel to the government, who then ordered the military to deal with the opposition.
A thermal coal export levy: a levy of $3 a tonne will raise $700m a year and reduce incentives for coal companies to ship as much as they can from the port, at whatever price they can get.
But Representative DeFazio, who favors a levy of three-hundredths of a percentage point on each trade, says he thinks the benefits of high-frequency trading are overstated.
York's Labour council cabinet is spending part of today's Valentine evening discussing whether to go for a 'tourist tax' – a levy of £1 a head per night from visitors staying in local hotels.
The insurance industry will be asked to pay the premiums for the high-risk properties, through a levy of £180m a year, which is the equivalent of £10.50 a year on all household insurance policies.
The Hunt International Petroleum Company said it had suspended its drilling operations in New Zealand because of the Government's proposal to impose a levy of $3 a barrel on its oil production.
