subsidises

Helps pay for

Subsidises is the British spelling of subsidizes.

To subsidise is to support financially, typically when a government or organization pays part of a cost to make something more affordable or viable: The government subsidises public transport.

A subsidised activity receives financial support that wouldn't exist through market forces alone.

government

grants

Awarded funds for purposes

public funding · state support · policy · legislation · budget · allocation · entitlements · appropriations · rebates · bailouts

mechanism

grants

Awarded funds for purposes

vouchers · price controls · direct payments · cost-sharing · matching funds · procurement · write-offs · deferrals · exemptions · concessions

industry

agriculture

Cultivation of land, livestock

housing · healthcare · education · fisheries · mining · aviation · railways · shipping · telecommunications · automotive

beneficiaries

farmers

Land-cultivating occupation holders

students · homeowners · exporters · manufacturers · commuters · patients · tenants · startups · workers · pensioners

economics

price reduction

Lowered cost of goods

competition · inefficiency · overproduction · trade imbalance · surplus · deficit · protectionism · comparative advantage · market failure · externalities

Opposites
financial support direction

subsidisestaxes

Mandatory government payments

levies · charges · penalises · fines · tariffs

economic intervention vs non-intervention

subsidisesderegulates

Removes governmental controls

privatises · abandons · neglects

economic support vs. penalty

subsidisespenalises

Inflicts punishment upon

burdens · sanctions · defunds · encumbers · overtaxes

Family

subsidised, subsidise, subsidising, subsidisation

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