subvention

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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

This offer allowed the owners about 30� profit per ton, any greater profit to be utilized for reduction of the subvention.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the company owns no such school it pays a subvention to the nearest school for the benefit of the children of its workmen.

From France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 by Hurlbert, William Henry