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levy

[lev-ee] / ˈlɛv i /




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This is due to take effect from 2028 and introduces an extra levy for owners of properties in England valued at more than £2m.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Texas doesn’t levy corporate income or personal income taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Ethics Commission can levy fines of up to $15,000 or three times the amount of money at issue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, Cyngor Gywnedd agreed to delay its decision over the levy so more analysis could be done of almost 7,000 responses to its consultation - a number it said was "much higher" than other areas.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Cob predicted a third levy tax after the harvests were in.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Ireland recommended hiking some of the levies but stuck more or less to the commission's original lines, saying the measures it was putting forward would raise 55 billion euros a year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Measure ULA, which took effect in 2023, levies a 4% transfer tax on all L.A. property sales above $5.4 million and a 5.5% tax on sales above $10.9 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Calls have grown for these levies to be extended to hybrid vehicles, which combine electric motors and internal combustion engines.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

The electricity scheme reflects two policies which apply in GB: a temporary cut in VAT and the removal tax of some consumer levies.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Theon arrived in Barbrey Dustin’s train, with her ladyship herself, her Barrowton levies, and the bride-to-be.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The allegations against Ross raised in the affidavit appear to align with claims his ex-girlfriend, influencer Jazzma Kendrick, levied against the rapper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Carney, who last year rolled back most of the retaliatory tariffs levied by his predecessor, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said he was imposing the levies “reluctantly,” acknowledging that they will raise costs for Canadians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

By contrast, canals such as Panama or Suez, which are man‑made waterways, may be subject to tolls levied by the states that control them.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

The lawsuit is one of several legal actions that OpenAI is currently facing, including claims of trade-secret theft levied by iyO, a technology hardware startup.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

If he was ordained, he would defy the edict, invoking the tenth commandment, which clearly said he was beholden to no laws beyond the ten—including any edicts levied by the Scythedom.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

From next year, Europe's biggest economy is set to join many other countries by levying a tax on sugary drinks in a bid to raise funds to support its under-pressure health system.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Advocates of the fix also note that no one is stopping collectors from levying taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Jerry Brown signed into law, levying the state’s first gas tax increase in 23 years to fix California’s roads and bridges in disrepair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

It would prohibit any state from levying taxes retroactively on people who no longer live there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

He had had a sinister experience of the danger of levying from his subjects contributions not sanctioned by custom, and he knew that the task was hopeless.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson




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