The word 'levies' is correct and usable in written English.
It is commonly used as a verb to refer to the act of imposing or collecting a tax, fee, or fine. It can also be used as a noun to refer to the actual amount of money that is collected. Example: The government levies a sales tax of 7% on all non-essential goods. The company was required to pay hefty levies on the import of their products. The city council announced that they will be levying a new parking fee in the downtown area. The landlord levied a fine on the tenants for breaking the noise regulations.
Hungary has approved new and higher taxes on soap, alcohol, advertising and supermarkets, the latest in a series of unorthodox levies put forward by the prime minister, Viktor Orbán.
Part of that is the rethinking of "growth-distorting taxes" such as stamp duty and other state levies, it said.
He said green levies were not the reason for rising bills, but the charges should offer "value for money".
The four major companies that have raised prices blamed a combination of rising wholesale prices, green levies and network costs for their latest round of £100-plus increases, taking the average bill to £1,315 a year.
The government should use planning policy and infrastructure levies to ensure that all major new developments, not just ecotowns, have good public transport from day one.
He has imposed levies on the energy, banking, retail and telecoms sectors, often blaming them on Brussels or on foreign companies making "extra profit".
Abbott's "enemies" will have to formulate clear alternative revenue raising measures, not just by closing privileged entitlements, but by using a creative set of massive capital raisings (a minimum of $50bn per annum or less than 3% from the $1.9tn superannuation system) in the form of compulsory levies, social infrastructure bonds and the like, in return for continued favourable tax treatment.
With oil prices currently at a low level, now would be the ideal time to introduce levies that remove the implicit subsidy for pollution from petrol and diesel.
The revenue from these levies could more than compensate the poorer members of the community for the price increases, give a boost to research and innovation, and contribute to the cleaner and more attractive investments that we need.
Green and social levies make up £112, or less than 9%, of the average household energy bill.
The difficulty is that for many observers, even supporters, he has been horribly inconsistent on green issues, having said "vote blue, go green" before the 2010 election then afterwards installing a climate change sceptic as environment secretary and reportedly railing against the "green crap" levies on energy bills.
