Sentence examples for levied from from inspiring English sources

"But my real criterion is: is each franc levied from the taxpayer well spent or not?

Under Colbert, the total sum levied from indirect taxation rose from 36 million livres to 62 million.

Rome's military strength derived from its superior resources of manpower levied from a pool of small landowning citizens (assidui).

Lord Sassoon, a government minister, has said that the corporation tax levied from banks in the present fiscal year is expected to amount to £4 billion.

A gentler "resource rent" tax on iron ore and coal, like another on oil and gas, will now be levied from July 2012.

But more fundraising by local communities, more cash levied from local development, further sponsorship by businesses and greater funding from the National Lottery were all more popular options.

Appoint worker directors to boards; levy from companies the cost of state subsidies paid to their workers; strengthen trade union rights.

Energy firms can increase the "green" levy from £3bn to £7.6bn a year by 2020, potentially increasing household bills by £100.

Such "coercive taxes" are illegally levied without approval from the state legislature, the group argued.

It seems likely that there were additional extraordinary taxes levied by edict from Egypt.

But Pearson is concerned the two companies are continuing to levy interest from other struggling borrowers.