A levy is a seizure of money or property to satisfy a tax debt. A levy is different from a tax lien. A lien is collateral placed on property for a debt. a levy is physically taking the property.
To levy a tax is simply to impose taxes upon people or corporations. When a government makes you pay a tax, they are levying taxes.
To impose
congress is responsible for levying taxes
levying taxes
Ultimately, from the people of the country. By levying taxes etc.
Congress, more accurately Legislative
Although the taxes are aimed at paying for the costs of admininstering the colonies, the colonists had no say in levying them and they were special taxes, just on the colonies.
These taxes provide revenue to enable the government levying the taxes to pay for services they provide such as police and fire protection.
Due process of law and Taxation without representation.
levying taxes
a monopoly by levying high taxes on imports
the magna carta was used for keeping England rulers of power from levying taxes
It provides farmers with the ability to farm without levying taxes on the farmland.
To collect taxes, as opposed to simply levying them.