開徵 [开征]

Jyutping hoi1 zing1
Pinyin kāi zhēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to start collecting taxes
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to begin to levy or collect taxes
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    政府收入递减，所以提出开征消售税。
    政府收入遞減，所以提出開徵消售税。
    zing3 fu2 sau1 jap6 dai6 gaam2, so2 ji5 tai4 ceot1 hoi1 zing1 siu1 sau6 seoi3.
    • The government's revenue has gradually decreased over time, so she proposed collecting a sales tax.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    发改委：可再生能源附加将要开征 每度电收1厘钱
    發改委：可再生能源附加將要開徵 每度電收1釐錢
    fā gǎi wěi ： kě zài shēng néng yuán fù jiā jiāng yào kāi zhēng ， měi dù diàn shōu １ lí qián
    • NDRC: Renewable energy surcharge will be levied soon, 0.1 fen will be collected per kilowatt-hour