Sentence examples for placed a levy from inspiring English sources

In 2010 the island placed a levy on firms that sell products to parent companies on the mainland.

At a briefing on the damage of saturated fat in London, Prof Naveed Sattar, of the University of Glasgow, said a similar scheme to the recent sugar tax - which placed a levy on sweet drinks - could help people cut down on their intake of fat.

One suggestion for funding the structure is to place a levy on imports from Mexico.

Placing a levy on tobacco companies to fund such work is a win-win – saving both money and lives".

The celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has pleaded with the Australian government to "pull your finger out" and follow Britain's lead in placing a levy on sugary drinks.

The resources minister, Matt Canavan, claimed the plan sounded "like a thought bubble" which lacked costings and questioned whether Labor planned to place a levy on petrol prices to pay for the new operation.

Starting next year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government will introduce a national 'fee and dividend' scheme that will place a levy on the carbon emissions of fuels and other products, but then refund the money to individuals and companies through tax rebates.

He emphasised the sensible measures the government and regulators have already put in place: a levy on banks' risky borrowing that should raise £2.5 billion ($3.9 billion) a year, and tough new rules to ensure most bonus payments are deferred, to encourage longer-term decision-making (though Mr Osborne is keen to take the credit for the latter, they were actually written by European regulators).

The government also needs to put in place a levy mechanism, whereby a small percentage of income from Cordyceps is invested in grassland renovation.

At least one other state, Oregon, also successfully placed a general tax increase before voters, who in January approved an additional levy on corporations and the wealthy.

For example, even after the IRS places a lien on property or levies on a bank account, this can be reversed.