levy a tax

基本解释

The government decided to levy a tax on tobacco; it had been free from tax.
政府决定征收烟草税，这向来是不征税的。
China will levy a tax of 8 to 20 yuan on every metric ton of coking coal sold and 0.3 to 5 yuan a ton for other coal grades.
中国将对销售的每公吨焦煤征收8元到20元的税费，对其它等级的煤炭征收0.3元至5元的税费。
Now to levy a tax to the exploitation, operation, possession, using and transferring of the real estate has been an important content of tax system throughout the world.
对房地产的开发、经营、持有、使用和转让等活动进行课税，已成为当今世界各国税收制度的一项重要内容。

One step that was widely discussed coming into the meeting was a tax on certain bank transactions, commonly called a "bank levy."

You try to levy a tax for their own good, and they just change their behavior.
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