Sentence examples for of increased levies from inspiring English sources

Regardless, 2009 saw a continuation of increased levies on items such as tobacco (Rhode Island increased its tax by $1 per pack, up to a national high of $3.46), alcohol (including a 90% increase in the liquor tax in Illinois), and candy and soft drinks (consider, again, Illinois, which will now tax these items at the same rate as general merchandise, instead of the preferential rate for food).

Mr. Bloomberg and his aides have repeatedly said that he opposes raising taxes, with the main exception of an increased levy on cigarettes.

Labour also point to plans set out in a speech by Alan Johnson at the beginning of the week in which he said £7.5bn should be spent on capital spending, funded by a combination of capital gains tax and an increased levy on banks.

Restoring this level of investment, along with a gradually increasing levy, could provide the Adaptation Fund with $10 billion per year from the private sector (which the CPI study shows was responsible for 62% of global climate spending in 2012).

They contend that by imposing a predictable and steadily increasing levy on fossil fuels, the carbon tax will also drive development of alternative sources of energy.

What's important here is that under a consumption tax, they'll arguably have the lowest odds of increasing the levy.

The impact of the recession had been felt in a variety of ways: all respondents had seen recent reductions to their net salary as a result of increased taxes and income levies – some targeted exclusively at public sector workers – and many found they were no longer able to supplement their incomes, due to a reduced availability of overtime and agency work.

Trying to fill a projected budget shortfall of $5 billion, the governor proposed an assortment of increased taxes, including $135 million in new levies from casinos.

An interesting theme of increased use of doctor services arose on discussion of abolishing the levy.

By Friday afternoon, Anastasiades and his colleagues had reportedly conceded the idea of increasing the size of the levy on large deposits, although the exact details of their plan remained unclear.

Henderson unit funds are now being converted into open ended investment companies (OEICs), with a less onerous opening commission of 3%, but an increased annual levy of 2% and a new exit charge diminishing over six years.