subsidies

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Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III said if the subsidies are approved by the state, the next step is selling the bonds for the project in a very difficult market.

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  1. noun Monetary assistance granted by a government to a person or group in support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest.
  2. noun Financial assistance given by one person or government to another.
  3. noun Money formerly granted to the British Crown by Parliament.

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  • Thanks to farm subsidies, the fine collaboration between agribusiness and Congress, soy, corn and cattle became king. —  Mark Bittman on what's wrong with what we eat
  • I am guessing wine subsidies are a complicated subject with national variation, but I wouldn't be surprised if the big guys always come out on top. —  The Pour
  • They were paid to free their slaves in 1848 and have survived the agricultural crises thanks in part to subsidies from the French government. —  MRZine.org
  • But guaranteed long-term subsidies, meant to help fight climate change and diversify energy supplies, will help lift clean energy out of recession and will be among the first of all sectors, investors and analysts expect. —  Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed
  • But both investors want more public subsidies from the Polish government in order to push ahead with their privatisation and restructuring plans. —  EUnews
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