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subvention

[suhb-ven-shuhn] / səbˈvɛn ʃən /


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They look at the subvention for 2019 as the more recent data, for 2020 and 2021, is distorted by pandemic-related spending in Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024

It focuses on the subvention - the shortfall between what is raised in taxes in Northern Ireland and the amount spent on public services.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024

It looks at how the subvention would be affected under different scenarios.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024

Another issue is the subvention - essentially the gap between the sum of money Northern Ireland contributes to the UK Treasury and the amount of public spending in Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2021

He talks agriculture, viticulture, subvention of the Ottoman Empire, both by direct tribute and indirect enrichment; stocks and shares, railroads, internal and to India; natural development under expansion—all the jargon of our iron age.

From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill


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