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

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

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

Occasionally, too, the necessary operatic subvention was furnished by some local magnate, who either made a liberal donation or constituted himself director of the theatre.

From The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School by Edwards, Henry Sutherland