subsidies

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Paz scrapped the two-decade-old fuel subsidies that had drained the Treasury's international dollar reserves, but so far has failed to stabilize fuel supplies.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Instead, they argue for targeted relief - wartime-style subsidies for poorer households, especially for cooking gas - while allowing prices to rise for everyone else.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Indeed, the investment firm Lazard recently reported that renewables, including wind, are a cost-competitive form of generation even without subsidies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Shenzhen, a tech hub in southern China, is advertising tax breaks and the equivalent of more than $700,000 in subsidies for qualified overseas returnees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It squeaked by for years without a food catastrophe thanks to subsidies from Moscow.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden