England's Independent Football Regulator (IFR) published a proposal on Friday setting out how it wants to fund itself, asking the Premier League's highest-earning clubs to each pay close to 1.8 million pounds ($2.4 million) per season.
According to the IFR, that figure represents less than 0.25% of those clubs' total revenue. Most other top-flight clubs would be asked to pay 600,000 pounds ($795,000) a season, while most Championship clubs would pay around 45,000 pounds ($60,000) per season.
The regulator said the full levy would total 20.3 million pounds ($27 million) and described that figure as "significantly lower than other UK regulators and the reported administrative expenses of other football bodies such as the Premier League."
IFR chief executive Richard Monks said, "We are confident football will see this is a relatively modest investment to help achieve a more sustainable ecosystem which will provide peace of mind for fans, clubs and the communities they serve."
All regulated clubs across England's top five divisions will be required to pay the levy, with payments starting next season.
The funding proposal follows the IFR's "State of the Game" report, published the previous week, which found that 94% of clubs across the English football pyramid are loss-making and that more than a quarter of clubs would be unable to survive longer than 30 days if their owners withdrew funding.
