The state also subsidises sugar, cooking oil and other calorific staples.
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In reality, the matter of whether north subsidises south is complicated.
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Republicans argue, rightly, that this unjustifiably subsidises states that levy high taxes.
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India thus supports farmers to grow sugar, and then subsidises its export.
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The city even subsidises the wages of old people hired by local firms.
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America heavily subsidises peanuts and cotton—two things that Africa can grow well.
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Since students typically come from affluent families, university spending subsidises the children of elites.
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The scheme subsidises part of the cost for airlines to fly to smaller towns.
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The government's grant of primary land development rights to Huafa indirectly subsidises the company.
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Some of them like this, especially when one is a passion that the other subsidises.
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America has the opposite problem—the federal government subsidises the insurance premiums of vulnerable houses.
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Belgium, for example, was created as a Catholic kingdom; it subsidises both worship and teaching.
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It also subsidises "cost-effective and essential" drugs; unapproved drugs, if available, can be prohibitively expensive.
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The payments would go some way to replacing the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, which subsidises farmers.
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Digital upstarts will also feel the heat, especially if Big Tech cross-subsidises its financial offerings.
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Government money subsidises and protects companies as they buy up dual-use technology or skew international markets.
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The recyclers outperform miners even after stripping out the $210 that the Chinese government subsidises them per television.
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Adding to the fiscal pressure is a higher oil price, since the government subsidises petrol and cooking gas.
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Although the government has banned all marketing to domestic customers, it subsidises the promotion of wine to foreigners.
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On the exchanges this is unlikely, because the government will bear the extra cost for those it subsidises.
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PSBC accounted for around 98% of CPG's profits in 2016, and effectively subsidises the cost of postal services.
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Whereas Netflix has a business model that can finance less commercial, arty films, France's government heavily subsidises such production.
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Though it does not have supply management for dairy products, it subsidises maize and cotton seed, which go into animal feed.
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State finances are strained by a bloated public sector, high debt servicing costs and hefty subsidises spent on the power sector.
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But a good basis is the negative income tax, which subsidises workers below an earnings threshold, while taxing those above it.
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Homer's hospital subsidises the cost of produce boxes from nearby farms for its employees and encourages patients to buy from them.
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"All hydrogen stations will have no choice but to shut down unless the government subsidises operating costs," Sung, 32, told Reuters.
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Both Israel and Singapore are unusual in trying to recoup the full cost from the consumer, though Singapore subsidises lower-income users.
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America still subsidises mortgages to the tune of $22012bn a year, by allowing homeowners to deduct interest costs from their tax liabilities.
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However, your leader on tax reform also argued against the deduction of interest in the accounts of a corporation because it subsidises debt.
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Canada protests that the United States has a surplus in bilateral dairy trade (about $418m in 2017) and that it subsidises its farmers.
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Often the fares are lower than the air-passenger duty the government levies for each passenger, so the airline effectively subsidises each flyer.
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France is popular with bits of its former empire and pupils from the French-language schools around the world that France's government subsidises.
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America claims that Canada subsidises the lumber by charging too little to firms that harvest the trees, which are mostly grown on public land.
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To fix that, the FACT Act requires CPCs to post a sign informing women that California subsidises family planning services including contraception and abortion.
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It subsidises bread, runs flour mills and bakeries, offers Islamic education, provides health care and ensures rents remain low for families displaced by the fighting.
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He also said that the government subsidises 18 million packets of baby formula annually at a cost of around 450 million Egyptian pounds ($51 million).
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Mr Trudeau would be delighted if Mr Obama reciprocated by pushing American lumber producers, who complain that Canada subsidises exports of softwood, to settle their dispute.
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It is true that one part of the European Union's common agricultural policy subsidises farmers based on the size of their estates ("A new furrow", September 1st).
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In Libya, which still subsidises food prices, even if somewhat erratically because of the civil war, 500g of pasta can be bought for 15-25 American cents.
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The city government subsidises both the construction and the purchase of new housing within 500m of one of the new tram stops, and rents out several properties itself.
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ISSUES DIVIDE Beijing is unwilling to address the way it supports state-owned companies and subsidises their products in coming talks, sources in China and the U.S. say.
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Although public spending per person is 12% higher overall in London than Britain as a whole, the capital pays so much in tax that it heavily subsidises everywhere else.
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In addition, Fitch views RUB0003 billion of debt at public unitary enterprise Obldorsnab as direct risk as Belgorod subsidises the company for principal and interest payments on this loan.
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In addition, Fitch views RUB0003 billion of debt at state unitary enterprise Obldorsnab as direct risk as Belgorod subsidises the company for principal and interest payments on this loan.
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They will be offered crop-yield insurance, sold with seeds and fertiliser, under the government's Farmer Input Support Programme, which subsidises the cost of inputs to small-scale maize-producers.
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The initiative, launched in 33, subsidises the cost of flood insurance for those living in low-lying areas, often along the sea or waterways, through a levy on all home insurance policies sold.
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The Damascus government subsidises bread for the areas it controls and aid agencies offer supported prices in some areas, but Syrians in other parts of the country suffer bread shortages and high prices.
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Despite the risks, the federal government in effect subsidises the cost by guaranteeing wildfire protection that far outstrips the contributions made by the local governments where these homeowners pay their property taxes, experts say.
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These data, sold on to advertisers and programme-makers and crunched by machine-learning systems, subsidises the price of the televisions themselves (which explains why non-connected, "dumb" televisions have become very difficult to buy).
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Britain has a long-term housing shortage, especially in southern England, and Prime Minister Theresa May in October promised a further 10 billion pounds ($13.1 billion) to Help to Buy, a programme that subsidises new construction.
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China's assistant commerce minister, Zhang Ji, countered accusations that Beijing subsidises steel exporters, saying that China had cut 90 million tonnes of capacity and had plans to reduce it by a further 100-150 million tonnes.
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BEIRUT, April 8 (Reuters) - The Lebanese government approved a power sector reform plan on Monday that aims to boost generation capacity while reducing state subsidises that have led to one of the world's heaviest public debt burdens.
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Algeria subsidises almost everything, from basic foodstuffs to fuel and medicine, with the aim of avoiding social unrest in the country which has been shaken by protests since early this year demanding the removal of the ruling elite.
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Washington argues that China indirectly subsidises many of its industries through support at the local, regional and provincial level of government, below the central government level and as such outside the direct scrutiny of the World Trade Organization.
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VW subsidises its local club Wolfsburg to the tune of about 90 million euros ($100 million) per season even as Europe's biggest carmaker grapples with billions of charges for its diesel emissions scandal which broke in September 2015.
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By the end of September, without congressional action, funding will expire for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which oversees civil aviation; the Children's Health Insurance Programme (CHIP); and the National Flood Insurance Programme (NFIP), which subsidises and underwrites flood insurance.
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China's statement came during a major trade dispute in which Beijing is trying to force the United States and the EU to treat China like any other "market economy", rather than claiming it unfairly subsidises its exports on a large scale.
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The reason is simple: obsessed with the farming vote and guided by fears of famine that are absurdly outdated for a country that is now a big net exporter of food, the government subsidises inputs such as power and fertiliser and guarantees farmers a plum price.
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Banks must get out of "ghastly collective jams" such as free-in-credit banking, which subsidises the better off at the expense of those who pay penalty charges on overdrafts, he said, and the overpayment of investment bankers is so baked in that it appears easier go out of business or to fire people than to pay them less.
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Senckenberg subsidises the journal and its museum curators act as editors.
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In Melbourne the government subsidises the sale of bicycle helmets to enable spontaneous cyclists comply with the mandatory helmet laws.
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Norwegian The Norwegian government formerly payed subsidies equal to about half the value of whales caught. Today Norwegian whaling gets no subsidises.
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De Goeje's name is preserved in that of the Stichting de Goeje which subsidises the publication of academic studies relating to the Middle East.
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The Association produces a regular journal, Acta Classica, and subsidises the publication of Akroterion (Journal for the Classics in South Africa, Department of Ancient Studies at the University of Stellenbosch).
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ZetTrans specifies and subsidises local bus, ferry, and plane services, although the routes themselves are operated by private companies or Shetland Islands Council. The partnership also operates a car sharing scheme, and an online travel planner.
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IWA actively supports waterway restoration by providing expert advice and grants. IWA's Waterway Recovery Group, organises and subsidises waterway restoration holiday schemes for volunteers around the country and its regional groups carry out restoration work most weekends.
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The Government of Japan financially subsidises the school, while the land used for the school was provided by the Government of South Africa.Payne, p. 106. "The South African government provided the land and the Japanese government subsidizes the school[...]" It opened in 1966.
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The district in which the school lies subsidises the budget, $6,953, which is $1,000 less than the state average. About 65% of the budget is spent for instructional purposes, 9% for student and staff support, 8% for administration, and 18% for other expenditures.
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These supports are primarily available to organisations located in South Asian region. The foundation also provides scholarships to select needy students to enable them to acquire critical skill set. It also subsidises various research projects in the area of risk management. The foundation is accredited by NASBA as CPE sponsor.
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The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) subsidises certain prescribed pharmaceuticals. The PBS pre-dates Medicare, being established in 1948. It is generally considered a separate health policy to 'Medicare'. The PBS is now administered by the Department of Human Services Insurance, with input from a range of other bodies such as the Pharmaceutical Benefits Pricing Authority.
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The Youth Welfare Agency recognises and subsidises private providers and services for child welfare, organises the foster care system and manages the social services at juvenile courts in Flanders, so-called community institutions where juvenile delinquents and minors in a problematic situation at home are committed, and other child welfare institutions. The agency's budget for 2017 was 492,082,000 euros.
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A concordat between the state and the Church allows the teaching of religious education in school. There are 31,000 state-paid religious education teachers. The government partially subsidises the Church for Catholic schools, historic Church buildings, and salaries for public and private religious teachers. This totals about 2 billion zł (~ US$633 million on 5 V 2013).
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An additional levy of 1% is imposed on high-income earners without private health insurance. As well as Medicare, there is a separate Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme that considerably subsidises a range of prescription medications. The Minister for Health administers national health policy, elements of which (such as the operation of hospitals) are overseen by individual states.
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There are over 30,000 audio books available to borrow, which are free to print disabled library members. RNIB subsidises the Talking Books service by around £4 million a year. Example of an audio studio for professional readings. The studio is surrounded in sound baffle panels to mitigate reverberation from the speaker, allowing the microphone to pick up clearer audio.
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The Dance and Drama Awards are a scholarship scheme which subsidises professional vocational training at some of the leading performing arts schools in the United Kingdom. Established in 1998, the awards are funded and regulated by the British Government through the Learning and Skills Council and are awarded to selected students at 21 specialist performing arts institutions.
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Student loans, drama awards and scholarships may help to provide students with their funding. The most prominent funding scheme for performing arts education in the UK are the Dance and Drama Awards. This is a government scheme which subsidises the training offered at a selection of the leading performing arts schools in the fields of dance, drama, musical theatre and stage management.
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The old 1853 text also included a goal "to keep a pacific relationship with the Indians and promote their conversion to Catholicism", which was deleted in the reform. Each bishops receives a monthly salary from the state. Older seminarians and retired priests receive state pensions, and parishes in convective or near the border are subsidised. The state also subsidises catholic schools.
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Forbes also ranks Brunei as the fifth-richest nation out of 182, based on its petroleum and natural gas fields. Substantial income from overseas investment supplements income from domestic production. Most of these investments are made by the Brunei Investment Agency, an arm of the Ministry of Finance. The government provides for all medical services, and subsidises rice and housing.
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SuperGold Cards give free off-peak travel on most local public transport for those over 65. People with impairments have discounts on all public transport of 50% in Wellington, 40% in Auckland, 33% in New Plymouth and 10% in Dunedin 10%, with Hamilton planning 100% in 2019. Throughout the country, the Total Mobility Scheme subsidises taxis for people with impairments.
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Chargemaster supplies charge points to workplaces, including supermarkets, local authorities and other businesses. The company's workplace charging units are approved by the UK government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles and are eligible for the government's Workplace Charging Scheme, which subsidises the cost of the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charge points, for eligible businesses, charities and public sector organisations.
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To promote culture, Utrecht city organizes cultural Sundays. During a thematic Sunday, several organisations create a program which is open to everyone without, or with a very much reduced, admission fee. There are also initiatives for amateur artists. The city subsidises an organisation for amateur education in arts aimed at all inhabitants (Utrechts Centrum voor de Kunsten), as does the university for its staff and students.
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The Malaysian government subsidises and controls prices on a lot of essential items to keep the prices low. Prices of items such as palm oil, cooking oil, petrol, flour, bread, rice and other essentials have been kept under market prices to keep cost of living low. As of 2009, 22 per cent of government expenditures were subsidies, with petrol subsidies alone taking up 12 per cent.Economic numbers bode well for M'sia.
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The environmental impact of transport in Australia is considerable. In 2009, transport emissions made up 15.3% of Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions. Between 1990 and 2009, transport emissions grew by 34.6%, the second-highest growth rate in emissions after stationary energy. Australia subsidises fossil fuel energy, keeping prices artificially low and raising greenhouse gas emissions due to the increased use of fossil fuels as a result of the subsidies.
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Tehran has provided €50 million for laying of 170Km transmission line for the import of 1000MW of electricity from Iran in 2009. Pakistan is already importing 34MW of electricity daily from Iran. The imported electricity is much cheaper than the electricity produced by the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) because Iran subsidises oil and gas which feed the power plants. Iran has also offered to construct a motorway between Iran and Pakistan connecting the two countries.
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B&H; Airlines operated flights to Zürich for many years until airline went out of business in June 2015. BH Airlines operated seasonal charter flights to Tivat in Montenegro. Passenger numbers more than doubled in 2014, as Air Serbia restarted flights to Belgrade, but suffered in 2015 due to BH Airlines' bankruptcy and the suspension of the route to Zurich. Banja Luka airport owner Government of RS subsidises Air Serbia flights to Belgrade.
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Norway considers any interest paid, whether it is for a home mortgage or other debt, as a deductible expense. The result is a reduction of the tax bill of 25% of all interest paid. The fact that the government in effect subsidises 25% of the interest bill has made home ownership highly beneficial in Norway, and critics argue that the deduction has increased the cost of real estate. The Center Party has proposed reducing the deduction.
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The SRT Student Education Fund (SRTSEF) was set up in 2012 to reach young minds who may not otherwise have the opportunity to come to the theatre. The fund fully subsidises student tickets to any production by the SRT Group, as well as covers transport costs for them, where needed, to and from the performance venue. Beneficiaries include an Alma Mater chosen by the donor, underprivileged children from local schools, charity organisations or student care centres, and Arts Schools.
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School fees vary from year to year and type of classes. Generally, it costs about NT$55,000 (~US$2200) per half-year for juniors and NT$35,000 (US$1400) per half-year for seniors, excluding other miscellaneous costs which add up to about NT$5,000-8,000 (~US$170-270). The school is proud of the fact that it has never run into financial trouble. The school also subsidises the costs of some field trips or camps.
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Article 7 of the UAE's Provisional Constitution declares Islam the official state religion of the UAE. The government subsidises almost 95% of mosques and employs all Imams; approximately 5% of mosques are entirely private, and several large mosques have large private endowments.Country Profile: United Arab Emirates (UAE) . United States Library of Congress All mosques in Dubai are managed by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department also known as "Awqaf" under the Government of Dubai and all Imams are appointed by the Government.
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It oversees the Barbican Centre and subsidises several important performing arts companies. The London Port Health Authority, which is the responsibility of the Corporation, is responsible for all port health functions on the tidal part of the Thames, including various seaports and London City Airport. The Corporation oversees the running of the Bridge House Trust, which maintains London Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Tower Bridge and the Millennium Bridge. The City's flag flies over Tower Bridge, although neither footing is in the City.
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Under this method of allocation, government will set a benchmark level of emissions for each good deemed to be sufficiently trade exposed and allocate firms units based on their production of this good. However, allocating permits in proportion to output implicitly subsidises production. Garnaut considers that any method for free permit allocation will have the disadvantages of high complexity, high transaction costs, value-based judgements, and the use of arbitrary emissions baselines. On the other hand, auctioning permits provides the government with revenues.
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El Punt, however, kept an own edition for the Girona area, where the original El Punt newspaper was born. The Catalan government subsidises with important amounts those Catalan newspapers with at least one Catalan language edition. In 2008, El Punt was the most subsidised of them all in terms of circulation/funds granted, having received almost 2 million euros, which amounts to 72 euros a year per newspaper sold per day,Diari de Regirone or almost 20 Euro cent per newspaper actually sold.
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Like all isolated island systems the cost of electricity production is very high due to transportation costs of imported fuel and high operational costs of mainly outdated power generating units. Connected system have much lower costs of electricity by using electricity from distant power stations where electricity production costs are much lower. Crete is electrically isolated from mainland Greece and the Hellenic Republic subsidises the difference in the Crete electricity costs of around €300 million per year.The EuroAsia Interconnector will provide energy to Crete, Crete Live, 7.
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Tax levied at a rate that increases as the quantity subject to taxation increases. The zero rating of food, and the permission for businesses to reclaim input VAT, have been said to mean that the government in effect subsidises the food industry. Critics also argue that VAT is double taxation as consumers pay for goods and services using income that has already been taxed. It is also argued that VAT is an inefficient tax owing to the numerous exemptions and concessions.
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Pioneers will receive an additional 50% discount off their net bill for subsidised services and medications at Specialist Outpatient Clinics (SOCs) and polyclinics. Pioneers will also be included under Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS), a scheme introduced in 2012 that subsidises visits to participating general practitioners and dentists. There are around 1,650 CHAS clinics in Singapore and more than 97% of CHAS or Pioneer Generation Package card holders have more than one CHAS clinic within 1 km of their homes or around 15 minutes by public transportation.
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A consumption subsidy is one that subsidises the behaviour of consumers. This type of subsidies are most common in developing countries where governments subsidise such things as food, water, electricity and education on the basis that no matter how impoverished, all should be allowed those most basic requirements. For example, some governments offer 'lifeline' rates for electricity, that is, the first increment of electricity each month is subsidised. Evidence from recent studies suggests that government expenditures on subsidies remain high in many countries, often amounting to several percentage points of GDP.
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The Grupo Godó owned 40% of the paper, which had its headquarters in Barcelona. The Catalan government subsidises with important amounts those Catalan newspapers with at least one Catalan language edition. In 2008 Avui was only second to El Punt in terms of circulation/funds granted, having received almost 1.5 million euros that amounted to 48.9 euros per newspaper sold.Catalunya Generalitat Then it went to change hands again in 2009, being bought by its rival El Punt, and creating the new newspaper El Punt Avui on 31 July 2011.
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Fitzgerald states that "irrespective of their academic ability or desire to learn, students from poor families have relatively little chance of securing success".Henry, M., Knight, J., Lingard, R. and Taylor, S. (1988) Understanding Schooling: An Introductory Sociology of Australian Education, Routledge, Sydney On the other hand, for middle and especially upper-class children, maintaining their superior position in society requires little effort. The federal government subsidises 'independent' private schools enabling the rich to obtain 'good education' by paying for it. With this 'good education', rich children perform better, achieve higher and obtain greater rewards.
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The HCA generally subsidises housing associations or other providers to hold the remaining share. The rent is capped at 3% of the value of the unsold share, but typically set at 2.75%. Purchasers may buy additional shares whenever they can afford to do so; this is known as "staircasing".New Build HomeBuy on DCLG website HomeBuy Direct was introduced in 2009, under which the government and a housing developer jointly fund an equity loan of 30% of the valuation, so that the purchaser only needs to pay a mortgage on 70% of the value.
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The resulting loss of jobs has never been made up, and Tilbury today has high unemployment and education and employment prospects are widely perceived as poor. Thurrock Council, together with Kent County Council, subsidises the ferry between Tilbury and Gravesend, which was operated by Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Company and then by Jetstream Tours. Tilbury Town railway station is on the c2c (London, Tilbury and Southend) rail route. Tilbury Riverside railway station was closed on 29 November 1992, although the railway still serves the nearby container depot.
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For example, the Government subsidises much of public transport anyway, where buses and trains travel with empty seats during off- peak hours; SuperGold Card commuters are simply using buses and trains during off-peak times. SuperGold Card came under threat in 2010 when National Minister Steven Joyce tried to terminate free SuperGold transport on some more expensive public transport services, including the Waiheke Island ferry and the Wairarapa Connection train. The Minister retreated when he came under fire from senior citizens. In October 2019 Peters announced $7.7 million investment into the SuperGold Card scheme.
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A 2010 senate report showed that the introduction of Opal in 106 communities across remote and regional Australia had led to a 70% drop in petrol sniffing in those communities. Typical unleaded petrol contains 25% aromatics, such as toluene, ortho-xylene and para-xylene. In contrast, Opal contains only 5% aromatics, which means that it has less of the toluene and other solvents which produce the intoxication (or "high") that inhalant users are seeking. The Australian Government subsidises Opal's provision and restricts traditional unleaded petrol in some remote communities.
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Government funds social initiatives to address the issue of child labour are part of the framework aimed at the issue. In conjunction with resources from non-governmental organization's, these programs cater to create awareness for the issue and provide resources available to the community. The government funded Orphan Care Program subsidises school fees and provides meals to children to promote educational participation. Another program is the Needy Children and Needy Students program facilitated by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in aim to provide essential resources and meals to poor families.
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In common with many other rural locations, public transport facilities to Milburn fall well below the national standard. Whereas the village was once served by several buses each day there are currently only two service buses per week. For car users this poses little difficulty (as long as fuel remains affordable) but for non- drivers the lack of public transport is a serious concern. A county-supported car scheme subsidises the mileage-costs of local volunteers who donate their time freely to provide transport to shops and doctors surgeries etc.
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This involves the transfer of productive assets worth 8,000 to 13,000 Taka to the poorest households in northern Bangladesh. Furthermore, it provides intensive training and support on how to manage these assets, as well as a daily stipend until the assets start producing an income (approximately 300 Taka per month). In this way, the assets transferred are not sold as a coping strategy before those assets have started producing an income and securing the household from such an extreme measure (see Cash transfers). The programme also subsidises health and legal services, water and sanitation provision and the development of supportive community networks.
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Although Tyne and Wear County Council was abolished in 1986, several joint bodies exist to run certain services on a county-wide basis. Most notable is the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority, which co- ordinates transport policy. Through its passenger transport executive, known as Nexus, it owns and operates the Tyne and Wear Metro light rail system, and the Shields ferry service and the Tyne Tunnel, linking communities on either side of the River Tyne. Also through Nexus, the authority subsidises socially necessary transport services (including taxis) and operates a concessionary fares scheme for the elderly and disabled.
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Expenditure on major subsidies has increased in nominal terms from Rs. 95.81 billion in 1990–91 to Rs. 40, 4.16 billion in 2002–03. It was budgeted to increase by 20.3 percent to Rs. 48, 6.36 billion in 2003–04. Expenditure on major subsidies as per cent of revenue expenditure after declining from 13.0 per cent in 1990–91 to 8.7 per cent in 1995-96 started rising to reach a level of 9.6 per cent in 1998–99. In 2002–03, expenditure on major subsidises increased to 11.9 per cent from 10.0 per cent in 2001–02.
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The agency also recognises and subsidises so-called confidential centres on child abuse, which offer voluntary assistance in cases of child abuse or child neglect. For the inspection of child care services, the agency relies on the Flemish Care Inspectorate. The agency is part of the so-called Welfare, Public Health and Family policy area, which consists of the Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family and a few associated agencies such as the Child and Family Agency. The minister responsible for the agency is the minister of Welfare, Public Health and Family of the Flemish Government.
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The Republic does not grant recognition nor pay nor > subsidises any church. (La République assure la liberté de conscience. Elle > garantit le libre exercice des cultes sous les seules restrictions édictées > ci-après dans l'intérêt de l'ordre public. La République ne reconnaît, ne > salarie ni ne subventionne aucun culte.) The 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, which is considered by legal authorities to have equal legal standing with the Constitution of France, states: > No one may be questioned about his opinions, [and the] same [for] religious > [opinions], provided that their manifestation does not trouble the public > order established by the law.
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Not less than one-third of the profits is reinvested into the company for sustainable development. One-third would be allocated to the newly established Dialogue in the Dark Foundation which supports visually and aurally challenged persons in pursuit of their ambitions and subsidises low-income persons for participating in events organised by Dialogue in the Dark (Hong Kong) Limited. Last but not least, not more than one-third would be distributed as dividends to shareholders.《從井底之蛙到天外有天》，香港信報，2014年6月28日。 Dividends have been distributed starting from the third year of operation.
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While lower than that of other developed economies, the rate is due to the influx of refugees from mainland China during the post-war colonial era. Much of the elderly population were not formally educated due to war and poverty.. Most schools in the territory are private institutions. Out of the 77 non-tertiary schools, 10 are public and the other 67 are privately run.. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau maintains an important position in territorial education, managing 27 primary and secondary schools. The government provides 15 years of free education for all residents enrolled in publicly run schools, and subsidises tuition for students in private schools.
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Both CSEC and CAPE examinations are held by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). Public Primary and Secondary education is free for all, although private and religious schooling is available for a fee. Tertiary education for tuition costs are provided for via GATE (The Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses), up to the level of the bachelor's degree, at the University of the West Indies (UWI), the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), the University of the Southern Caribbean (USC), the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT) and certain other local accredited institutions. Government also currently subsidises some Masters programmes.
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The government of India subsidises the cost of the airfare for Hajj pilgrims. All pilgrims travel on Air India. In compliance with Supreme Court of India and Allahabad High Court directions, the Government of India has proposed that, starting from 2011, the amount of government subsidy per person will be decreased and by 2017 will be ended completely. Maulana Mahmood A. Madani, a member of the Rajya Sabha and general secretary of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, declared that the Hajj subsidy is a technical violation of Islamic Sharia, since the Quran declares that Hajj should be performed by Muslims using their own resources.
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Similar to most countries, Kenya encourages international trade by granting tax-free status to commercial enterprises involved in the export of goods and sometimes subsidises these exports. The Goldenberg scandal was based on the fact that exporters who deposited US$ earnings with the Kenya central bank received in exchange the equivalent in Kenyan shillings plus 20 percent. However, gold mining represented a tiny portion of Kenya's GDP, with only one operational gold mine (at Kakamega). Goldenberg International therefore developed a scheme of smuggling gold into Kenya from Congo, so that they could legally export it at the higher export price offered by the Kenyan government.
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MOHME is the main stakeholder of pharmaceutical affairs in the country. However, the Social Security Investment Co. (SSIC), Iran's largest holding company, which owns and controls 22 pharmaceutical manufacturing companies with a 40% share of total pharmaceutical production in Iran, is affiliated to the Ministry of Welfare. In 2006, 55 pharmaceutical companies in Iran produce more than 96 percent (quantitatively) of medicines on the market, worth $1.2 billion annuallyIran Daily - National - 07/01/07 in a total market worth $1.87 billion (2008) and $3.65bn by 2013 (projected). Although over 85 percent of the population use an insurance system to reimburse their drug expenses, the government heavily subsidises pharmaceutical production/importation.
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Within this system, a cataract operation ranges from free to a little under US$900 (~ Rs. 53,700) based on the accommodations associated with the surgery and the type of lens implanted. Patients can self-select services and room type based on preference and ability to pay, without compromising clinical outcomes. In practice, one patient who pays, subsidises the no-frills surgeries and pre- and post-operative care of two non-paying patients. Nurses, known within the Aravind system as Mid-Level Ophthalmic Personnel (MLOP), are trained extensively in discrete skills, and specialise in different areas of the hospital work flow, including administrative work, diagnostics, nursing and counseling.
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The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is a program of the Australian Government that subsidises prescription medication for Australian citizens and permanent residents, as well as international visitors covered by a reciprocal health care agreement. The PBS is separate to the Medicare Benefits Schedule, a list of health care services that can be claimed under Medicare, Australia's universal health care insurance scheme. The out-of-pocket amount for some medications has increased since 1960, with increased subsidies for concession holders beginning in 1983. Safety nets were introduced in 2000 and expanded in 2004, limiting the total out-of-pocket expense singles or families would pay per year for health care in Australia.
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As part of a policy to subsidise minority-language television programming, the government subsidises a free-to-air Tamil television channel (Vasantham). Similarly, as part of the policy of the National Library Board, community lending libraries in Singapore, as well as the national-level Lee Kong Chian Reference Library, maintain sections of books in all four official languages, including Tamil. Singapore has a commercially run Tamil language daily newspaper, Tamil Murasu. Although Tamil Murasu was founded as an independent private newspaper by Thamizhavel G. Sarangapani, it has since become part of the Singapore Press Holdings group, which includes the Straits Times as part of its stable.
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The law discussed in this article only applies to government-operated schools, in the first category. The French government highly subsidises private elementary and secondary schools, even those affiliated with religious organizations, as long as they apply the same curriculum as the public schools, with the same academic standards, and that they do not discriminate on grounds of religious affiliation nor make religious education compulsory. It is for instance common that children of agnostic or otherwise non-religious families, or children of families from other religions, are put in Catholic schools, if their parents judge these schools to offer better conditions of education or to be more convenient. Consequently, families can use private schools at moderate costs.
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Education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education (MOE), which controls the development and administration of state schools receiving taxpayers' funding, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools. For both private and state schools, there are variations in the extent of autonomy in their curriculum, scope of taxpayers' aid and funding, tuition burden on the students, and admission policy. Education spending usually makes up about 20 per cent of the annual national budget, which subsidises state education and government-assisted private education for Singaporean citizens and funds the Edusave programme. Non-citizens bear significantly higher costs of educating their children in Singapore government and government-aided schools.
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There are a number of different universities and colleges in Sweden, the oldest and largest of which are situated in Uppsala, Lund, Gothenburg and Stockholm. In 2000, 32% of Swedish people held a tertiary degree, making the country 5th in the OECD in that category. Along with several other European countries, the government also subsidises tuition of international students pursuing a degree at Swedish institutions, although a recent bill passed in the Riksdag will limit this subsidy to students from EEA countries and Switzerland. The large influx of immigrants to Swedish schools has been cited as a significant part of the reason why Sweden has dropped more than any other European country in the international PISA rankings.
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QConnect, stylised as qconnect, is an agency of the Department which subsidises bus, rail and air networks in regional Queensland. QConnect coordinates the urban, and some school, bus services of 17 providers in large regional towns such as Warwick or Cairns. QConnect also coordinates a range of long distance coach services between regional towns, allowing residents of rural communities to travel by bus to larger population centres to access services such as healthcare or education services. The subsidisation of regional bus fares by the state government makes it more financially affordable for residents of rural communities to travel by bus, which would otherwise be cost-prohibitive for many commuters given the extremely large distances between some Queensland towns.
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Schematic map of the Metlink rail network, operated by Tranz Metro Metlink trains are operated under contract from the GWRC, which subsidises the operation and owns station buildings and rolling stock. Typically, 60% of that subsidy comes from central government through the NZ Transport Agency (formerly Land Transport New Zealand), which approves such funding after analysis of the economics and net benefits, the remainder coming from the GWRC. Public consultation in 2005–2006 resulted in some changes of emphasis in the new contract, which runs for ten years from June 2006. The September 2006 fare rises and section changes were stated to part-pay for a major upgrade of trains and facilities over the next few years in conjunction with regional bus service improvements.
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The regulation, operation, and funding of education is the responsibility of the States and territories, because the Australian Government does not have a specific constitutional power to pass laws with respect to education. However, the Federal government helps to fund non-government schools, helps to fund public universities and subsidises tertiary education through a national student loan scheme, and regulates vocational education providers. Post-compulsory education is regulated within the Australian Qualifications Framework, a unified system of national qualifications in schools, vocational education and training, and the tertiary education sector. The Australian Government's involvement in education has been the responsibility of a number of departments over the years, the present version of which is the Department of Education and Training.
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Some also offer switchboard and call centre equipment in a package deal where some of the revenue derived from calls subsidises those costs. While all 084, 087 (except 0870) and 09 numbers charge a "premium" to the caller, numbers starting 0871, 0872, 0873, 090, 091 and 098 are covered by additional Premium Rate Services (PRS) regulation, generally have the highest costs, and are heavily regulated by the Phone-paid Services Authority. New "adult" services (SES) must use 098; legacy 0908 and 0909 numbers also carry these services. With the increased price differential, the use of non-geographic telephone numbers in the United Kingdom has been a major cause of bill shock. Pollster YouGov found that 49% of mobile users have been surprised to see how much they have been charged for calling non-geographic numbers and 90% believe organisations should make the cost of these calls clearer. According to Ofcom, UK consumers paid around £1.9 billion for calls to non-geographic numbers in 2009. Clients are attracted to 084 and 087 numbers because per minute revenue is generated for them from each call, and call queuing is permitted. Call centres may generate very high revenue from high call volumes.
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