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Common collocations with subsidy in American Collocation

subsidy noun countable

US /ˈsʌbsədi/

large

generous
heavy
high
huge
large
massive
substantial

The aviation industry gets huge public subsidies.

small

low
small

A new report showed that relatively small subsidies would be needed to keep the Selby coalfields open.

paid for by ordinary people through taxes

public

Huge public subsidies are routinely devoted towards the encouragement of rail use.

direct

direct

There are no direct subsidies available for solar installations.

indirect

hidden
indirect

Hidden subsidies to air transport in the form of tax exemptions on fuel and tickets cost the country an estimated $9.2 billion.

type of subsidy

agricultural
domestic

We are committed to phasing out the agricultural subsidies that keep Aftican goods out of our markets.

get a subsidy

attract
get
receive

All local authority funded public libraries are eligible to receive a subsidy on official publications.

give a subsidy

give
offer
pay
provide

Large subsidies were given to EU farmers.

increase a subsidy

increase

EU countries increased their subsidies to fishing fleets from $ 80 million to $ 580 million between 1983 and 1990.

reduce a subsidy

cut
reduce
scrap

Norris also promises to increase bus fares by reducing subsidies.

get rid of a subsidy

eliminate
end
remove
withdraw

It is not politically feasible to remove subsidies to conventional energy sources overnight.

agriculture
employers
farmers
industry
producers

The government stopped the subsidy to the mining industry.