state aid
Public funding help
State aid is financial assistance from a government to businesses, industries, or institutions.
In European Union law, state aid refers specifically to government support that could distort competition or trade between member states: The subsidy was ruled illegal state aid by the European Commission.
In American usage, state aid often means funding from a U.S. state government to local entities like schools or municipalities: The district relies heavily on state aid to balance its budget.
Supplying monetary resources
- incentiveReward encouraging action
- subventionFinancial support from authority
- allocationDistribution of shares
- grantBestow or award money
underwriting · tax break · bailout · protectionism · nationalization · soft loan · preferential treatment · corporate welfare
Gains or helpful effects
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
- SNAPFederal nutrition assistance
WIC · TANF · disability · unemployment · public housing · Section 8 · entitlements · poverty
Basic physical systems
- educationSystematic development of mind
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- USAIDFederal foreign assistance agency
World Bank · IMF · development bank · technical assistance · poverty reduction · economic growth · sustainability · empowerment
Sudden ruinous event
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- floodsOverflowing onto dry land
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
tsunami · drought · famine · pandemic · epidemic · recovery · rescue · shelter
Against corporate market dominance
- single marketIntegrated trading bloc
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- notificationFormal notice given
- exemptionRelease from requirement
approval · distortion · unfair advantage · level playing field · WTO · bloc · commissioner · compliance
funding
Supplying monetary resources
- incentiveReward encouraging action
- subventionFinancial support from authority
- allocationDistribution of shares
grant · underwriting · tax break · bailout · protectionism · nationalization · soft loan · preferential treatment · corporate welfare · tariff
benefits
Gains or helpful effects
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
SNAP · WIC · TANF · disability · unemployment · public housing · Section 8 · entitlements · poverty · homelessness
infrastructure
Basic physical systems
- educationSystematic development of mind
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
USAID · World Bank · IMF · development bank · technical assistance · poverty reduction · economic growth · sustainability · empowerment · nation-building
disaster
Sudden ruinous event
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- floodsOverflowing onto dry land
earthquake · tsunami · drought · famine · pandemic · epidemic · recovery · rescue · shelter · evacuation
antitrust
Against corporate market dominance
- single marketIntegrated trading bloc
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- notificationFormal notice given
exemption · approval · distortion · unfair advantage · level playing field · WTO · bloc · commissioner · compliance · investigation
- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal stimulus, fiscal restraint
- public policypolicy making, policy reform, economic policy, policy recommendations, education policy
- Educational Fundingscholarship, grant, merit scholarship, education grant, merit award
- government spendinggovernment spending, federal budget, expenditures, allocations, military spending
- municipal budgetscity budget, general fund, fiscal year, expenditures, revenues
state aidprivate funding
Non-public financial backing
private investment · self-funding · corporate sponsorship · charitable donation · out-of-pocket
state aidfederal aid
Government-provided financial support
federal grants · federal funding · federal assistance · municipal funding
state aidself-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
financial independence · self-sufficiency · economic autonomy · bootstrapping · private enterprise
aid, state, statement, stated, states, stately, stating, statements, statecraft