Subsidises

The £2 bus flat fare scheme subsidises journeys, boosting ailing routes by making bus travel affordable and luring lapsed users.

The difference between these figures is what the government subsidises and pays to energy companies.

Yet the taxpayer still subsidises universities, both directly and indirectly, through student loans.

According to Abegunrin, instead of giving palliatives to a few people, who will convert them to private use, it will be better if the government subsidises the costly food items in the markets to make them affordable for the masses.

Australia subsidises fossil fuels by $11.6 billion annually, delaying the transition to clean, affordable energy.

The council argues it has to save £45 million over the next two years, and currently subsidises the miners’ institute to the tune of £347,000 annually.

The "new" initiatives consist of a subsidy programme for durable goods, allowing consumers to trade in old cars or appliances and buy new ones at a discount, and a separate one that subsidises large-scale equipment upgrades for businesses.

Australia has previously taken disputes with India and China to the WTO, he said, adding of the 37 OECD countries only New Zealand subsidises farmers less than Australia.

The African private sector also emphasised the importance of addressing subsidises and state-aid in developed economies which continue to confine Africa to the bottom of global value chains.

It oversees the Barbican Centre and subsidises several important performing arts companies.

Other health care programs Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme main The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) subsidises certain prescribed pharmaceuticals.

The city subsidises an organisation for amateur education in arts aimed at all inhabitants (Utrechts Centrum voor de Kunsten), as does the university for its staff and students.

The government's Leisure and Cultural Services Department subsidises and sponsors international performers brought to Hong Kong.