Examples of subsidy in a Sentence

The city is increasing subsidies for public transit. government subsidies for farmers in case of crop failure

Recent Examples on the Web The legislation adds new rules that determine which electric models, and which consumers, qualify for a $7,500 tax subsidy that has been in place since 2009. — Mike Colias, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 The government initiated massive subsidy programs in this era—federal payments went from 3 percent of farm income in 1929 to 31 percent in 1940—and almost all of the money went to wealthy white landowners. — Dania Francis, The New Republic, 5 May 2022 Bell suggested that the city’s resources would be better spent on subsidy programs to help people afford their internet bills rather than bringing down costs overall. — Camille Squires, Quartz, 4 May 2022 All of these states have existing business subsidy programs. — James Hohman, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2022 This can include care that supports nontraditional work schedules, which can be difficult to get using existing subsidy programs. — Elaine Maag For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022 Call it an employer investment or a business subsidy. — Katherine Goldstein, Time, 18 Jan. 2022 The federal tax subsidy of $7,500 per vehicle is limited to 200,000 cars per U.S. automaker, and Tesla did reach that limitation in 2018. — David Blackmon, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021 Other cities in the Bay Area have similar shallow subsidy programs that help residents with their rent. — Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2021 See More

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