as in grant
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
government subsidies for farmers in case of crop failure
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Generating revenue In Guangzhou, the ad program comes after a slump of 958 million yuan (about $134 million) in local government subsidies to the city’s subway in 2023 from the previous year, according to the operator’s annual report.
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Hassan Tayir, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
But the mechanism for capping premiums still leaves some seniors paying for premium increases above 6%, so the administration is giving additional subsidies to insurers to ensure premiums are kept stable.
—John Wilkerson and Rachel Cohrs Zhang, STAT, 15 Aug. 2024
Local governments have rolled out a flurry of policy incentives, from cash handouts and real estate subsidies to the extension of maternity leave.
—Joyce Jiang, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024
As all eyes are on both potential presidential administrations’ policies for working families, private and public actors have yet to resolve tax and subsidy debates that plagued earlier efforts.
—Kaya Ginsky, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2024
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Hassan Tayir, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
But the mechanism for capping premiums still leaves some seniors paying for premium increases above 6%, so the administration is giving additional subsidies to insurers to ensure premiums are kept stable.
—John Wilkerson and Rachel Cohrs Zhang, STAT, 15 Aug. 2024
Local governments have rolled out a flurry of policy incentives, from cash handouts and real estate subsidies to the extension of maternity leave.
—Joyce Jiang, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024
As all eyes are on both potential presidential administrations’ policies for working families, private and public actors have yet to resolve tax and subsidy debates that plagued earlier efforts.
—Kaya Ginsky, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2024
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