Sentence examples for proposing a levy from inspiring English sources

We have led the way in proposing a levy on the banks, so we welcome this IMF report.

1.58pm BST Draghi says Cyprus was Draghi says Cyprus officials were "not smart" in proposing a levy on ordinary savers with less than €100,000 in Cypriot banks.

Kitty isn't exempt, either, with the president proposing a levy on cat food from China.

Under the predecessor to Mr. Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy, the government proposed a levy on Internet advertising.

On May 26th the European Commission proposed a levy on banks to pay for future failures.

But searching through the budget document we only learn that the commission, after extensive consultation since November, has decided to formally propose a levy.

Remember that the United States was one of the first countries to propose a levy on banks' balance sheets, only for the plan to be blocked by Congress.

Mr Brown did not invoke the name of James Tobin, the economist who proposed a levy on currency dealings in the 1970s.

That is why today, we propose a levy on the tobacco industry, set annually on the basis of recent sales, equivalent to 25p a pack.

The idea was to discourage universities from the excessive pricing of fees: Browne proposed a levy of 75% on fees of £12,000, for example.

In a bid to salvage progress towards its emissions target – a 40% cut from 1990 levels by 2020 – Berlin last December proposed a levy on coal power generation.