government subsidy
Public financial assistance
A government subsidy is financial assistance from a government to support an industry, business, or activity deemed beneficial to the public interest.
Subsidies take many forms: direct payments, tax breaks, low-interest loans, or price supports.
Farmers receive subsidies to stabilize food production; renewable energy companies receive them to encourage clean technology.
Critics argue subsidies distort markets and favor politically connected industries: The oil industry benefits from billions in government subsidies while claiming to support free markets.
- bailoutsEmergency financial interventions
- corporate welfareGovernment assistance to companies
- tax incentivesGovernment breaks encouraging actions
- unemployment benefitsState aid for jobless workers
- stimulus checkGovernment-issued emergency funds
cash for clunkers · carbon credits · research grants · startup funding · small business grant · public funding · food stamps · safety net · conservation programs · farm bill · housing assistance · rent control · pension schemes · healthcare subsidies · education grants · tariff reductions · infrastructure funding · childcare support
- state controlstate monopoly, state intervention, state capitalism, state control, state banks
government subsidyprivate investment
Funding outside public markets
private loan · venture capital · private equity · self-funding · commercial loan
government subsidyfree market
Commerce without state intervention
laissez-faire · market forces · deregulation · privatization · austerity
government, govern, governor, governess, governance, governmental, governing, governed, misgoverned