Sentence examples for introduce a levy from inspiring English sources
However, the Treasury is understood to have blocked any move to introduce a levy amidst fears it will increase living costs.
The advice comes as David Cameron hinted last week that the Government could soon introduce a levy on fizzy drinks this year after promising a "fully worked-up programme" for tackling soaring obesity rates in the UK.
Downing Street confirmed on Thursday morning that the Prime Minister had no plans to introduce a levy on fizzy drinks and sweet food and said he believed there were "more effective ways of tackling" obesity.
An EU proposal to tax banks in Europe also gained ground yesterday when a Swedish proposal to introduce a levy on profits was backed by Spanish finance minister Elena Salgado, whose country currently holds the EU presidency.
In the budget, we announced that we would introduce a levy on banks' balance sheets, and today we are consulting on exactly how the levy will best work in practice.
As heads of government prepare for a meeting of the Group of 20 leaders in Toronto this month, the Europeans have so far failed to agree on how they would introduce a levy on banks if, as expected, a global agreement proves elusive.
In February, in the teeth of union opposition, the government introduced a levy on public-sector pensions that cut take-home pay by an average of 7.5%.
Did you know, for example, that in 1996 Britain's first environmental tax was introduced, a levy on dumping waste into landfill?
Reports suggested that former Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman was in favour of introducing a levy, while Prime Minister David Cameron is also said to be keen to see action taken.
At that time, it introduced a levy on transactions, but trading activity then migrated to London, where taxes were more favorable, the Swedish finance minister, Anders Borg, said Tuesday at a meeting in Brussels.
Boris Johnson said he was "seroiusly considering" introducing a levy on sugary products for London, while former health minister and GP Dan Poulter told The Independent that the case was "increasingly compelling".
