subvention

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

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

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

The terms of the subvention were: "Assistance to be given by the Government to the coal mining industry will take the form of a subvention in aid of wages," to be paid by the Treasury.

From Time Magazine Archive

Neither is there any necessity to subvention General Booth to obtain workman’s dwellings out of town instead of ugly, dreary model dwellings in the midst of dirt and smoke.

From Salvation Syrup; Or, Light On Darkest England by Foote, G. W. (George William)